MacTutor History of Mathematics: A History of Set Theory

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The History of Set Theory site gives and history of set theory and the major contributor, Georg Cantor.

https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/Beginnings_of_set...

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Restriction:: © 1996 J J O'Connor and E F Robertson
Keywords:: Georg Cantor, history, mathematics, set theory
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created July 8, 2008 by Christopher Bares
Record Updated:: August 10, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: April 21, 2008
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J. O'Connor and E. Robertson, (1996), WWW Document, (https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/Beginnings_of_set_theory/).

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J. O'Connor and E. Robertson, MacTutor History of Mathematics: A History of Set Theory (1996), <https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/Beginnings_of_set_theory/>.

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O'Connor, J., & Robertson, E. (2008, April 21). MacTutor History of Mathematics: A History of Set Theory. Retrieved May 1, 2025, from https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/Beginnings_of_set_theory/

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O'Connor, John, and Edmund Robertson. MacTutor History of Mathematics: A History of Set Theory. April 21, 2008. https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/Beginnings_of_set_theory/ (accessed 1 May 2025).

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O'Connor, John, and Edmund Robertson. MacTutor History of Mathematics: A History of Set Theory. 1996. 21 Apr. 2008. 1 May 2025 <https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/Beginnings_of_set_theory/>.

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