An Essay Towards the Calculus of Functions. 2 Teile. SS. 389-423 (1815) und SS. 179-256 (1816). In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London for the year MDCCCXV, Part II (und: MDCCCXVI, Part II). 2 Bände.

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Published by London Bulmer -16, 1815

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(28 x 21,5 cm). 2 Bll., SS. (161)-454, 4 Bll./ IV S., SS. (179)-366, 4 Bll. Mit zus. 21 teils gefalteten Kupfertafeln und 1 gefalteten Tabelle. Moderne Pappbände im Stil der Zeit. Erste Ausgabe. - "Babbage's major contribution to mathematics was his calculus of function. (He) presented his major ideas on the subject in the above two papers. 'It can be said with some assurance that no mathematician prior to Babbage had treated the calculus of functions in such a systematic way. Babbage must be given full credit as the inventor of a distinct and important branch of mathematics' (Dubbey 1978, 90)" (Origins of Cyberspace). - Vereinzelt gering braunfleckig, sonst sauber und wohlerhalten. - DSB 1, 354; Origins of Cyberspace 19.

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An Essay Towards the Calculus of Functions. 2 Teile. SS. 389-423 (1815) und SS. 179-256 (1816). In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London for the year MDCCCXV, Part II (und: MDCCCXVI, Part II). 2 Bände.
Author
Babbage, C(harles).
Publisher
London Bulmer -16
Publication year
1815
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Hardcover
Language
English
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1st Edition
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