Author: ABEL, Niels Hendrik (1802-1829):
Title: Oeuvres complètes. Nouvelle édition publiée aux frais de l'Etat Norvégien, par L. Sylow et S. Lie. 2 parts in 1 volume.
Description: Christiania, Gr¿ndahl, 1881, in-4to, 2 leaves + VIII + 621 p. + 1 blanc leaf; 2 leaves + 338 p. + 2 leaves ( 2 tables, et errata), light foxing in places, mainly limited to one margin, annexe: Niels Hendrik Abel, In Memoriam. p. 223-233, half vellum with marbled paper, upper spine hinge starting, two or three small scrapes to marbled paper of rear cover. ¶ New edition of the complete works by the Norwegian genious in mathematics, particularly on elliptic integrals. 'All of Abel's works carry the imprint of an ingenuity and force of thought which is unusual and sometimes amazing, even if the youth of the author is not taken into consideration. One may say that he was able to penetarte all obstacles down to the very foundations of the problems, with a force which appeared irrisistable ...' (Crelle's extensive eulogy of Abel, who died of tbc at the age of 28). Joint an appendice of 12 p.: Niels Hendrik Abel, In Memoriam. p. 223-233, with an article by S. PINCHERLE, entitled 'Sur une série d'Abel'. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. DSB I/12-17.

Keywords: mathematics mathématiques exact science, exact sciences sciences algebra algèbre