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(Article II.4.) Embedding – Multi-purpose Device for Understanding Mathematics and its Development, or Empty Generalization?

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Ganita Bhāratī 38 (2016), 1–29

Small corrections of style made tacitly

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yvonne dold-samplonius and paulus gerdes

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Høyrup, J. (2019). (Article II.4.) Embedding – Multi-purpose Device for Understanding Mathematics and its Development, or Empty Generalization?. In: Selected Essays on Pre- and Early Modern Mathematical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19258-7_21

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