Few men in modern mathematics have had as great an impact as the Norwegian Niels Henrik Abel (1802–29), whose discoveries paved the way for several new branches of nineteenth-century mathematics. Tragically, Abel's short life was dominated by poverty and his scientific achievements were not ful...

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1. Verfasser:	Bjerknes, C. A. 1825-1903 (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	French
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2012
Schriftenreihe:	Cambridge library collection. Mathematics
Schlagworte:	Abel, Niels Henrik / 1802-1829 Mathematicians / Norway / Biography Norwegen Biografie
Online-Zugang:	BSB01 FHN01 URL des Erstveröffentlichers
Zusammenfassung:	Few men in modern mathematics have had as great an impact as the Norwegian Niels Henrik Abel (1802–29), whose discoveries paved the way for several new branches of nineteenth-century mathematics. Tragically, Abel's short life was dominated by poverty and his scientific achievements were not fully recognised until after his death. This work, written by Carl Anton Bjerknes (1825–1903), was the first full biography of Abel. Originally published in 1880 and translated into French in 1885, it became a valuable resource for later Abel biographers and scholars of the history of mathematics. With insight and understanding, Bjerknes charts the progress of the talented young mathematician and gives a detailed account of Abel's work and his correspondence with other contemporary mathematicians. In particular, he examines in depth (from Abel's point of view) the dispute between Abel and his rival Jacobi relating to their discoveries of elliptic functions in the 1820s
Beschreibung:	Originally published in Paris by Gauthier-Villars in 1885. - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (iii, 368 pages)
ISBN:	9781139245784
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9781139245784