Canon arithmeticus ... numeris primis...

by C. G J. Jacobi

$1,250 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

First edition

Berlin: Typis Academicis, 1839. 4to. xl, 248 pp. FIRST EDITION. Blue wrappers, printed spine label; a few leaves foxed. An uncut copy in good condition. Item #19296 First edition of Jacobi's scarce work on prime numbers, one of only two books published during his lifetime. The present text does not appear in his collected works. Jacobi 1804-51 was professor of mathematics at

• Binding: Wrappers

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