Formalism, Hamilton and complex numbers
- 1 September 1986
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Studies in History and Philosophy of Science
- Vol. 17 (3) , 351-372
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-3681(86)90013-0
Abstract
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