"HERMITE, CHARLES. - HERMITE'S THEOREM PROOVING THE TRANSCENDALITY OF e.
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(1873)
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1873. 4to. No wrappers. In: ""Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences"", Vol 77, Nos 1, 2, 4 a. 5 (4 entire issues offered). Hermite's paper: pp.18-24" 74-79 226-233" 285-293). With halftitle and titlepage to vol. 77.
First apperance of Hermite's epoch-making memoir in which he proved the transcendence of e, and thus initiated a new era in number theory. A decade later Lindemann used the method of Hermite's work to establish the transcendence of pi. Parkinson ""Breakthroughs"" 1873 M.
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1873. 4to. (282x225mm). Entire volume (1628 pp.) offered here in original blank wrappers, unopened. An exceptionally fine copy. 4 parts
First edition of Hermite's epoch-making memoir in which he proved the transcendence of e, and thus initiated a new era in number theory. A decade later Lindemann used the method of Hermite's work to establish the transcendence of pi.