On some new Methods of investigating the Sums of several Classes of infinite Series. Read April 1, 1819.

"BABBAGE, CHARLES.

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(London, W. Bulmer & Co.), 1819. 4to. No wrappers as issued in "Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London for the Year MDCCCXIX.", pp. 249-282. First edition, the journal printing, of one of the importent works in pure mathematics, which occupied Babbage from 1815-20. The item offered is the authors 5th work."Babbage brings his great powers of inventiveness to this subject (i.e. infinite series) but like many of his contemporaries, appeared insensitive to problems arising out of convergence, and accepted unquestionably several absurd results." (Dubbey 1979, pp. 135-36). - Hook and Norman No 24. N° de réf. du vendeur 46465

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