Ideas of Karl Weierstrass, by Theme
[German, 1815 - 1897, A school teacher.]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / k. Infinitesimals
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Weierstrass eliminated talk of infinitesimals [Kitcher]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / l. Limits
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Weierstrass made limits central, but the existence of limits still needed to be proved [Bostock]
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