Conflicts Between Generalization, Rigor, and Intuition

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Conflicts Between Generalization, Rigor, and Intuition is written by Gert Schubring and published by Springer Science & Business Media. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0387228365 (ISBN 10) and 9780387228365 (ISBN 13).

This book deals with the development of the terms of analysis in the 18th and 19th centuries, the two main concepts being negative numbers and infinitesimals. Schubring studies often overlooked texts, in particular German and French textbooks, and reveals a much richer history than previously thought while throwing new light on major figures, such as Cauchy.