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The main purpose of the present volume is to discuss, and to make generally accessible, three dissertations1 by the Scottish mathematician Colin MacLaurin (1698–1746), who was regarded both in Britain and in continental Europe as one of the leading mathematicians of his time.
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(2007). General Introduction. In: MacLaurin’s Physical Dissertations. Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-776-3_1
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