A History of the Progress of the Calculus of Variations During the Nineteenth Century

Published by Macmillan and Co, Cambridge, 1861

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8vo. [5], vi-xii, 532, 1-24 (publisher's advertisements) pp. Bound in dark green cloth, rectangular borders stamped in blind on the boards, gilt lettering on the spine, light brown endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with numerous in-text equations and a folding plate with 12 diagrams. Presentation copy with "From the Author" (this phrase not written by Todhunter) written on the half-title page followed by the recipient's name, affiliation, and the date; all of the latter information in the author's hand. Oxford DNB, J. B. Mullinger, revised by Adrian Rice "Todhunter, Isaac (1820-1884)"; Bibliotheca Chemico-Mathematica, 249; Dauben 1361. Todhunter was one of the best-known British mathematicians of the nineteenth century. He was a lecturer in mathematics at Cambridge from 1849 until his death in 1884. Although he made some original contributions to mathematics, his reputation largely rests upon his work in the history of mathematics; he wrote several influential books on the subject, including the present volume. The book was intended to extend the well-known treatment of the history of the calculus by Woodhouse through the middle of the nineteenth century, and includes coverage of the work of Lagrange, Gauss, Poisson, Cauchy, and others. An exceptional copy of this important work in the history of mathematics, with an interesting association and scarce thus. An attractive Near Fine copy with minor wear to the extremities.

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Title
A History of the Progress of the Calculus of Variations During the Nineteenth Century
Author
Todhunter, Isaac
Publisher
Macmillan and Co, Cambridge
Publication year
1861
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Hardcover
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