Article ID: CBB000047404

Could the Greeks have used mathematical induction? Did they use it? Critical remarks on an article by S. Unguru (1994)

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Description On Unguru's “Greek mathematics and mathematical induction', Physis, 1991, 28: 273-289. Followed by a response by Unguru, Sabetai, ``Fowling after induction” (pp. 267-272).


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Authors & Contributors
Unguru, Sabetai
Yadegari, Mohammad
Vickers, John M.
Slezak, Peter
Schneider, Martina R
Recker, Doren A.
Concepts
Science
Historiography
Mechanics
Mathematics
Biology
Geometry
Time Periods
17th century
20th century
19th century
Ancient
18th century
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