The continuum and other types of serial order,: With an introduction to Cantor's transfinite numbers

This classic of mathematics presents the best systematic elementary account of the modern theory of the continuum as a type of serial order. Based on the Dedekind-Cantor ordinal theory, it requires no knowledge of higher mathematics. Includes 119 footnotes, mostly bibliographical. "An admirable introduction." — Science Progress. 1917 edition.