Title: Traité de la résolution des équations numériques de tous les degrés, Avec des Notes sur plusieurs points de la Théorie des équations algébriques Author: Lagrange, Joseph Louis Place: Paris Publisher: Chez Courcier Date: 1808 Description: xii, 311, [1] pp. (4to) 25.5x20 cm (10x8"), later half cloth & boards. Second Edition. Revised second edition of a work that was first published in book form in 1798. Lagrange utilized the algorithms of continued fractions and showed that the quadratic irrationals are the only ones that can be expressed as periodic continued fractions. Presentation inscription on the half-title, "J. Challis (?), Presented by W.H. Simms, Pembroke Coll. Oct. 25, 1838." Lot Amendments Condition: Some foxing/discoloration within, hinge cracking before title page; very good. Item number: 286250
Title: Traité de la résolution des équations numériques de tous les degrés, Avec des Notes sur plusieurs points de la Théorie des équations algébriques Author: Lagrange, Joseph Louis Place: Paris Publisher: Chez Courcier Date: 1808 Description: xii, 311, [1] pp. (4to) 25.5x20 cm (10x8"), later half cloth & boards. Second Edition. Revised second edition of a work that was first published in book form in 1798. Lagrange utilized the algorithms of continued fractions and showed that the quadratic irrationals are the only ones that can be expressed as periodic continued fractions. Presentation inscription on the half-title, "J. Challis (?), Presented by W.H. Simms, Pembroke Coll. Oct. 25, 1838." Lot Amendments Condition: Some foxing/discoloration within, hinge cracking before title page; very good. Item number: 286250
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