For the parallel historical development of 'the continuum' in physics, I recommend this readable survey: Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/1609.01421 https://arxiv

For the parallel historical development of 'the continuum' in physics, I recommend this readable survey: Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/1609.01421 https://arxiv.org/abs/1609.01421 https://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/continuum.pdf https://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/continuum.pdf Blog summary with discussion: https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2016/09/08/struggles-with-the-continuum-part-1/ https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2016/09/08/struggles-wi... https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2016/09/09/struggles-with-the-continuum-part-2/ https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2016/09/09/struggles-wi...