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History of Mathematics and History of Science Reunited?
- Source :
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Isis: A Journal of the History of Science in Society . Sep2011, Vol. 102 Issue 3, p511-517. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- For some years now, the history of modern mathematics and the history of modern science have developed independently. A step toward a reunification that would benefit both disciplines could come about through a revived appreciation of mathematical practice. Detailed studies of what mathematicians actually do, whether local or broadly based, have often led in recent work to examinations of the social, cultural, and national contexts, and more can be done. Another recent approach toward a historical understanding of the abstractness of modern mathematics has been to see it as a species of modernism, and this thesis will be tested by the raft of works on the history of modern applied mathematics currently under way. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *HISTORY of science
*HISTORY of mathematics
*MATHEMATICIANS
*SCIENTISTS
*RESEARCH
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00211753
- Volume :
- 102
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Isis: A Journal of the History of Science in Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 66299437
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1086/661625