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1185 - Commentary on the analysis of the infinitely small.
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Estimate €150 - €200

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Commentary on the analysis of the infinitely small. 4to; 4 pl. (sl. marg. damp stains, larger at end and on pl., some foxing, some ff. age-toned or browned, last pl. browned, sm. hole in f. e). - Important commentary on L'Hospital's textbook on differential calculus. Jean-Pierre de Crousaz (1663-1750), a professor of philosophy and mathematics at the Academy of Lausanne, was a great correspondent and a virulent controversialist whose numerous works on many subjects were very much in vogue in their day. With his commentary on L'Hospital, he aims at a more legible approach of the mathematical theories. Illustrated with 4 fold. plates - Ref. Macclesfield Library 576. - Prov. Charles Rousselin de Corbeau de Saint-Albin (1773-1847), French politician (arm. bookpl.).

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1185 - Commentary on the analysis of the infinitely small. See original version (French)

1185 - Commentary on the analysis of the infinitely small.
See original version (French)