The Algebrization of Mathematics during the 17th and 18th Centuries. Dwarfs and Giants, Centres and Peripheries

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Crippa, Davide - Massa-Esteve, M. R.
Introduction.
The Algebrization of Mathematics during the 17th and 18th Centuries. Dwarfs and Giants, Centres and Peripheries. London: College publication, 2023 - (Crippa, D.; Massa-Esteve, M.), s. 1-23. Dialogues and Games of Logic, 8. ISBN 978-1-84890-394-4
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Keywords : centers * peripheries * circulation of knowledge * mathematics education
OECD category: Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology
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This is the introduction to the edited volume on “the algebrization of mathematics during the 17th and 18th centuries”. It surveys the main topics dealt with in the volume: the meaning of algebrization, the notions of giants and dwarfs as historiographical categories, and the notions of centres and peripheries from the viewpoint of the recent scholarship.
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