A forgotten British analyst: Nicolas Vilant (1737-1807)

DOI10.1016/j.hm.2011.10.002zbMath1248.01011OpenAlexW2075465131MaRDI QIDQ420778

Alex D. D. Craik

Publication date: 23 May 2012

Published in: Historia Mathematica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2011.10.002

zbMATH Keywords

analysisScotlandVilant

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50)

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