Mathematical Communities in the Reconstruction After the Great War 1918–1928

Trajectories and Institutions

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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This was accompanied by an explosion of new international or national associations of mathematicians with for instance the founding, in 1918, of the International Mathematical Union and the controversial creation of the International Research Council.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-03-28
Mått155 x 235 x 26 mm
Vikt735 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieTrends in the History of Science
Antal sidor363
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783030616823

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