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In Defence of Geometrical Algebra (2016)

Blåsjö, Viktor (Author)

Archive for History of Exact Sciences
Volume: 70
Issue: 3
Pages: 325-359

URI: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00407-015-0169-5

DOI: 10.1007/s00407-015-0169-5

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The geometrical algebra hypothesis was once the received interpretation of Greek mathematics. In recent decades, however, it has become anathema to many. I give a critical review of all arguments against it and offer a consistent rebuttal case against the modern consensus. Consequently, I find that the geometrical algebra interpretation should be reinstated as a viable historical hypothesis.

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