This volume contains 11 lectures delivered by the author ranging over a variety of topics in the history of mathematics. The lectures, presented between 1970 and 1987, were delivered in a variety of venues and appeared only in less accessible publications. The early differential and integral calculus, Christiaan Huygens, and the concept of construction in 17th- and 18th-century mathematics are the three themes around which much of his research has concentrated. Those who teach mathematics, as well as mathematics historians, should appreciate this insightful, wide ranging book.
This volume contains 11 lectures delivered by the author ranging over a variety of topics in the history of mathematics. The lectures, presented betwe...