Lagrange's theory of analytical functions and his ideal of purity of method
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instance of: scholarly article
title: Lagrange's theory of analytical functions and his ideal of purity of method
zbMATH Open document ID: 1239.01052
author: Giovanni Ferraro
author: Marco Panza
published in: Archive for History of Exact Sciences
publication date: 2012-03-22T00:00:00Z
review text: A lengthy examination of Lagrange's approach to analysis -- how he viewed the underlying concepts, the roles played by power series and the Remainder Theorem, and his methodological concerns. An appendix compares Lagrange's \textsl{Théorie} (1797 edition), \textsl{Leçons} (1801), \textsl{Leçons} (1806), and \textsl{Théorie} (1813).
reviewed by: Leon Harkleroad
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 01A55
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 01A50
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 26-03
zbMATH DE Number: 6017675
zbMATH Keywords: Lagrange
zbMATH Keywords: analytical functions
MaRDI profile type: Publication
full work available at URL: s00407-011-0091-4
OpenAlex ID: W2102373232
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DOI: 10.1007/S00407-011-0091-4
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6017675