The Greeks failed to comprehend the infinitely large, the infinitely small, and infinite processes. They "shrank before the silence of the infinite spaces."


p. 57 - Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times (1972)

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The Greeks failed to comprehend the infinitely large, the infinitely small, and infinite processes. They shrank before the silence of the infinite...

The Greeks failed to comprehend the infinitely large, the infinitely small, and infinite processes. They shrank before the silence of the infinite...

The Greeks failed to comprehend the infinitely large, the infinitely small, and infinite processes. They shrank before the silence of the infinite...

The Greeks failed to comprehend the infinitely large, the infinitely small, and infinite processes. They shrank before the silence of the infinite...