From the calculus to set theory, 1630-1910 : an introductory history / edited by I. Grattan-Guinness ; with chapters by H. J. M. Bos ... [et al.].

Contributor Grattan-Guinness, I.

Imprint:London : Duckworth, 1980.

Description306 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Note:Includes indexes.

Note:Introductions and explanations / I. Grattan-Guinness -- Techniques of the calculus, 1630-1660 / Kirsti Møller Pedersen -- Newton, Leibniz and the Leibnizian tradition / H.J.M. Bos -- The emergence of mathematical analysis and its foundational progress, 1780-1889 / I. Grattan-Guinness -- The origins of modern theories of integration / Thomas Hawkins -- The development of Cantorian set theory / Joseph W. Dauben -- Developments in the foundations of mathematics, 1870-1910 / R. Bunn.

Bibliography Note:Bibliography: p. 256-282.

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