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In this paper Newton's persistent attempts to construct a unitary view of mathematics are examined. To reconcile the calculus of fluxions with Euclid's Elements or Apollonius's Conies appears, with the benefit of hindsight, an enterprise that cannot be accomplished simply by a widening of Greek mathematical thought. It requires a deep modification of the epistemological ground. Although Newton's attempts remained for the most part in manuscript form, it is hardly doubtful that Newton's ideas paved the way for the deep modifications that mathematics underwent in the succeeding centuries.
- 出版日期2010-8
