Continuity between Cauchy and Bolzano: issues of antecedents and priority

DOI10.1080/26375451.2020.1770015zbMath1461.01010arXiv2005.13259OpenAlexW3100661344MaRDI QIDQ5148919

Kanovei, Vladimir, Piotr Błaszczyk, Peter Heinig, Elías Fuentes Guillén, Jacques Bair, Mikhail G. Katz

Publication date: 5 February 2021

Published in: British Journal for the History of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2005.13259

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55) History of real functions (26-03)

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