[mikhailfranco]

For the parallel historical development of 'the continuum' in physics, I recommend this readable survey:

Paper:

https://arxiv.org/abs/1609.01421

https://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/continuum.pdf

Blog summary with discussion:

https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2016/09/08/struggles-wi...

https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2016/09/09/struggles-wi...