Teoria Generale delle Equazioni, in cui si dimostra impossibile la soluzione algebraica dell equazioni generali di grado superiore al quarto

by Paolo Ruffini

$13,500 · Offered by Sophia Rare Books

First edition

Bologne: Stamperia di S. Tommaso d’Aquino, 1799. First edition, very rare, of the first statement and proof that the general equation of degree five or more cannot be solved algebraically. This is a remarkable author’s presentation copy, uncut in the publisher’s printed wrappers. “One of the most fascinating results in the realm of algebra – indeed in all of mathematics – is the

• Binding: Softcover

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