Introductory remarks
pp. 1-8
Abstract
In this volume, we show through detailed case studies, how the historiography of mathematics has been influenced by the contexts and motivations of its practitioners.1 The notion of historiography in the context of history of mathematics holds an important ambiguity: It can mean the history of mathematics or the methodology of the history of mathematics, and naturally these two are intimately related. As historians, we are situated in various discourses that shape the questions and methods involved in writing history of mathematics. Thus, in what follows, these two perspectives will frequently intersect and overlap.
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Remmert Volker R., Schneider Martina R., Kragh-Sørensen Per (2016) Historiography of mathematics in the 19th and 20th centuries. Basel, Birkhäuser.
Pages: 1-8
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-39649-1_1
Full citation:
Remmert Volker R., Schneider Martina R. (2016) „Introductory remarks“, In: V. R. Remmert, M. Schneider & P. Kragh-Sørensen (eds.), Historiography of mathematics in the 19th and 20th centuries, Basel, Birkhäuser, 1–8.