Thomas Simpson and ‘Newton's method of approximation’: an enduring myth
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Publication:4022041
DOI10.1017/S0007087400029150zbMath0757.01008WikidataQ60059692 ScholiaQ60059692MaRDI QIDQ4022041
Publication date: 17 January 1993
Published in: The British Journal for the History of Science (Search for Journal in Brave)
History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45)
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