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The Writing of Introduction to Metamathematics

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Perspectives on the History of Mathematical Logic

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It was suggested that I talk here on the writing of my book Introduction to Metamathematics (IM).

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Supplement to the Bibliography in IM

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Kleene, S.C. (2008). The Writing of Introduction to Metamathematics . In: Drucker, T. (eds) Perspectives on the History of Mathematical Logic. Birkhäuser Boston. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-4769-8_11

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