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EULER (LEONHARD) Methodus inveniendi lineas curvas maximi minimive proprietate gaudentes, FIRST EDITION, 1744
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EULER (LEONHARD)
Methodus inveniendi lineas curvas maximi minimive proprietate gaudentes, FIRST EDITION, title printed in red and black, engraved vignette on title, 5 engraved folding plates, contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine, rebacked, light wear [Norman 731], 4to (240 x 290mm.), Lausanne and Geneva, M.-M. Bosquet, 1744
Footnotes
The Methodus is considered to be Euler's greatest contribution to mathematics. He was the first to define the problems and solutions of the calculus of variations, and his work here provided valuable tools for future generations of mathematicians to apply calculus to real-world physical problems.
Provenance: "Ex Libris ?Leboue", near contemporary ink inscription on title-page.