In Defence of Geometrical Algebra

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2016-05

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Blåsjö, ViktorISNI 0000000051514467

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The geometrical algebra hypothesis was once the received interpretation of Greek mathematics. In recent decades, however, it has become anathema to many. I give a critical review of all arguments against it and offer a consistent rebuttal case against the modern consensus. Consequently, I find that the geometrical algebra interpretation should be reinstated as a viable historical hypothesis.

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Blasjo, V N E 2016, 'In Defence of Geometrical Algebra', Archive for History of Exact Sciences, vol. 70, no. 3, pp. 325-359. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00407-015-0169-5