Advice to a young mathematician wishing to enter the history of mathematics

DOI10.1007/978-3-031-40855-7_3MaRDI QIDQ6623903FDOQ6623903

Authors: Lizhen Ji 

Publication date: 24 October 2024

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zbMATH Keywords

history of mathematicsHilbertGaloisPoincaré

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Biographies, obituaries, personalia, bibliographies (01A70) Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) Historiography (01A85) General histories, source books (01A05)

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• History is a foreign country: a journey through the history of mathematics
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