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    Integral equations between theory and practice: the cases of Italy and France to 1920
    with R. Tazzioli
    Arch. Hist. Exact Sci 68 (5): 547--597. 2014.
    In 1899, Ivar Fredholm discovered how to treat an integral equation using conceptual methods from linear algebra and use these ideas to solve certain classes of boundary value problems. He formulated a theory allowing him both to unify large classes of problems and to attack several problems fruitfully. The historical literature on the theory of integral equations has concentrated largely on the unification that was afforded by Hilbert and his school, but has not throughly investigated the roots…Read more