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A Never-Ending Braid: the Development of Mathematics

  • Barton B
Springer US, (2008), 99-119
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-72859-9_6
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Abstract

The evidence from language is brought together to discuss the nature of mathematics. Different conceptions of the way it develops are described, and the mechanisms that operate in its development are hypothesised. The Kama Sutra is invoked to illustrate the links between mathematics and society.

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Barton, B. (2008). A Never-Ending Braid: the Development of Mathematics. In The Language of Mathematics (pp. 99–119). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72859-9_6

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