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    <namePart>Joseph, George Gheverghese.</namePart>
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    <dateIssued>2009</dateIssued>
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    <extent>1 online resource (ix, 219 p.) : ill.</extent>
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  <abstract>This work traces the first faltering steps taken in the mathematical theorization of infinity which marks the emergence of modern mathematics. It analyses the part played by Indian mathematics through the Kerala conduit, which is an important but neglected part of the history of mathematics.</abstract>
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  <note type="statement of responsibility">George Gheverghese Joseph.</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographical references and index.</note>
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    <geographic>India</geographic>
    <geographic>Kerala</geographic>
    <topic>History</topic>
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    <geographic>India</geographic>
    <geographic>Kerala</geographic>
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