| Oeuvres de Charles Hermite Contributor(s): Hermite, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 110800380X ISBN-13: 9781108003803 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $71.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | History & Philosophy |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Mathematics |
| Physical Information: 1.24" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.86 lbs) 612 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Charles Hermite (1822-1901) was a French mathematician who made significant contributions to pure mathematics, and especially to number theory and algebra. In 1858 he solved the equation of the fifth degree by elliptic functions, and in 1873 he proved that e (the base of natural logarithms) is transcendental. The legacy of his work can be shown in the large number of mathematical terms which bear the adjective 'Hermitian'. As a teacher at the cole Polytechnique, the Facult des Sciences de Paris and the cole Normale Sup rieure he was influential and inspiring to a new generation of scientists in many disciplines. The four volumes of his collected papers were published between 1905 and 1908. |