Tragic Mathematics: Romantic Narratives and the Refounding of Mathematics in the Early Nineteenth Century
β Scribed by Amir R. Alexander
- Book ID
- 123847475
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 462 KB
- Volume
- 97
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-1753
- DOI
- 10.1086/509952
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