Sheldon Smith on Newton's derivative: retrospective assignation, externalism and the history of mathematics

DOI10.1007/S11245-022-09858-2MaRDI QIDQ6652802FDOQ6652802

Authors: Sébastien Gandon 

Publication date: 13 December 2024

Published in: Topoi (Search for Journal in Brave)

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zbMATH Keywords

history of mathematicsexternalismsemantic indeterminacyanachronismlanguage use

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45) History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) Philosophy of mathematics (00A30)

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