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Stevin Numbers and Reality (2012)

Katz, Karin Usadi (Author)
Katz, Mikhail G. (Author)

Foundations of Science
Volume: 17, no. 2
Issue: 2
Pages: 109-123

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Mathematics Number theory; number concept 17th century 16th century Renaissance Flanders Stevin, Simon

We explore the potential of Simon Stevin's numbers, obscured by shifting foundational biases and by 19th century developments in the arithmetisation of analysis.

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