Essays on the real line? Are there any essays on real numbers (in general?).
Specifically I want to learn more about:


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*The history of (the system of) numbers;

*their philosophical significance through history;

*any good essays on their use in physics and the problems of modeling a 'physical' line.
Cheers.
I left this vague as google only supplied Dedekind theory of numbers which was quite interesting but not really what I was hoping for.

I'm not sure what you're looking for but try these books:


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*Number Systems and the Foundations of Analysis by Mendelson

*The Number System by Thurston

*The Structure of Number Systems by Parker

