Newton on constructions in geometry

DOI10.1016/j.hm.2023.09.002OpenAlexW4388569385MaRDI QIDQ6148338

Viktor Blåsjö

Publication date: 11 January 2024

Published in: Historia Mathematica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2023.09.002

zbMATH Keywords

constructive geometryorganic construction of curves

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45) History of geometry (51-03)

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