Ten Misconceptions from the History of Analysis and Their Debunking

Piotr Błaszczyk, Mikhail G. Katz, David Sherry

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Publication Date: 2012-03-22

Citations: 45

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10699-012-9285-8

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