Werke: Volume 10 Part 1 (Cambridge Library Collection - Mathematics) - Softcover

Gauss, Carl Friedrich

Softcover

ISBN 10: 110803232X ISBN 13: 9781108032322

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

The genius of Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) and the novelty of his work (published in Latin, German, and occasionally French) in areas as diverse as number theory, probability and astronomy were already widely acknowledged during his lifetime. But it took another three generations of mathematicians to reveal the true extent of his output as they studied Gauss' extensive unpublished papers and his voluminous correspondence. This posthumous twelve-volume collection of Gauss' complete works, published between 1863 and 1933, marks the culmination of their efforts and provides a fascinating account of one of the great scientific minds of the nineteenth century. An invaluable source in tracing Gauss' development is his scientific diary, which was only discovered in 1898. Volume 10 Part I, published in 1917, contains a photographic reproduction of this manuscript and a detailed commentary, together with many letters about pure mathematics, and shorter works including a preface to Piazzi.

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Book Description:

From short notes to major treatises, this twelve-volume collection contains the complete scientific works of the German mathematician, physicist and astronomer Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855). The first part of Volume 10, which did not appear until 1917, contains much of Gauss' correspondence and his scientific diary.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 110803232X
• ISBN 13: 9781108032322
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 618