Author: ADRIEN-MARIE LEGENDE
Title: Theorie Des Nombres - Tome I & 2 (2 Volumes)
Description: 1955. Orginal boards. 2nd free end paper has a horizontal rip/cut - approx 5cm long (Vol. 1) . ; Light wear to spine, covers, corners and edges. Blue boards with fauxleather title stickers on spine. Paste downs and free end papers decorated (pink-green-blue) marbling. With X tables. Volume II has a fold out table detailing graphes of Theory of Numbers. ; 396 (22) pages; "Théorie des nombres" is the foundational work in the field of Number Theory. First published in 1798, it systematically develops the theory of numbers through rigorous proofs and detailed propositions. Legendre introduces important concepts like quadratic reciprocity and the distribution of prime numbers, significantly advancing mathematical understanding. His exposition on forms and residues influenced generations of mathematicians, laying groundwork for further developments by Gauss and others. This book remains a seminal text in the historical study of mathematics. Adrien-Marie Legendre's major work on elliptic integrals provided basic analytical tools for mathematical physics. He gave a simple proof that p is irrational as well as the first proof that p2 is irrational.. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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