Ideas of Carl Friedrich Gauss, by Theme

[German, 1777 - 1855, Professor of Astronomy at Göttingen. One of the greatest mathematicians.]

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / d. Actual infinite

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Actual infinities are not allowed in mathematics - only limits which may increase without bound