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