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H. G. Grassmann’s “Die lineale Ausdehnungslehre”. (“Die lineale Ausdehnungslehre” de H. G. Grassmann.) (Portuguese. English summary) Zbl 1490.01026

Summary: Here we present a brief introduction to Hermann Günther Grassmann’s Ausdehnungslehre, one of the main works of 19th century mathematics, especially in its foundational aspect. We present a brief biography of Grassmann, some consequences of the work and the reason for its difficult acceptance by contemporary mathematicians. Finally, we include a German excerpt of the work and its translation.

MSC:

01A55 History of mathematics in the 19th century
01A75 Collected or selected works; reprintings or translations of classics

Biographic References:

Grassmann, Hermann Günther
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