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<h1 id="finite-of-sense-and-infinite-of-thoughta-history-of-computation-logic-and-algebra">Finite of Sense and Infinite of Thought:<br />A History of Computation, Logic and Algebra</h1>
<p>This is a history of the development of computation, logic and algebra from classical times to the twentieth century, told through primary sources.</p>
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