Numbers, Line Segments, Points—But No Curved Lines

Detlef D. Spalt

Chapter Chapter 2 in A Brief History of Analysis, 2022, pp 11-20 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In 1637 Descartes invented the pure symbolic formula for mathematics. This became possible only after having unmasked the Law of Homogenity as null and void, as an unnecessary curtailment of thinking.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-00650-0_2

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