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56
Fontenelle, B. de
Elements de la Geometrie.
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[Fontenelle, B. de], Élements de la geometrie de l'infini. Mit 1 gest. Kopfvignette, 1 gest. Initiale und 1 gefalt. Kupfertafel. Paris, Imprimerie Royale 1727.Ldr. d. Zt. mit RSch. und RVerg. 4to. 13 Bll., 546 S.
Poggendorff I, 770. - DSB V, 61. - Barbier II, 53. - Erste Ausgabe. - Der französ. Literat und Philosoph Fontenelle (1657-1757) war beständiger Sekretär der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Paris. Vorlieg. Werk beschreibt seine neuen Ergebnisse in der Infinitesimalrechnung. "Some doubted whether it was really the work of a mathmatician, but the author believed it was and attached great value to it. He had worked on it for a long time ... According to Fontenelle, none of the geometers who had invented or employed the calculus of infinity had given a general theory of it; that is what he proposed to do ... There was a great deal of discussion in the scientific community about this work." (DSB) - Tlw. etw. gebräunt, stellenw. mit kl. Wurmspur im ob. w. R. Einbd. gering berieben, Kapitale mit kl. Läsuren.



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Fontenelle, B. de
Elements de la Geometrie.
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