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Isaac Newton on mathematical certainty and method

by Niccolò Guicciardini

This study examines Isaac Newton's philosophy of mathematics and his pursuit of certainty. It analyses his methodology in relation to contemporary debates and his preference for classical Greek geometry over the modern methods of Descartes and Leibniz.

Accession 16503 ISBN 9780262013178 Publisher MIT Press
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