A Collection of Examples of the Applications of the Calculus of Finite Differences [rilegato con] Examples of the Solutions of Functional Equations.

HERSCHEL, John Frederick William - BABBAGE, Charles

Published by J. Smith, Cambridge, 1820

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In -8°, pp. IV, [2], 171, 1 b., [4], 42. Una tavola finale alla fine del lavoro di Babbage. Rilegato con "Examples of the Solutions of Functional Equations" di Babbage. I due lavori costituiscono un'appendice alla traduzione che nel 1816 fu fatta, da Babbage, Herschel e Peacock, dell'"Elementary Treatise on the Differential and Integral Calculus" di Lacroix. In alcuni esemplari al lavoro di Herschel e Babbage si somma un saggio di Peacock. In questa copia c'è la tavola che chiude il lavoro di Babbage, fatto non comunissimo.Bound with Babbage's "Examples of the Solutions of Functional Equations". These two works are an appendix to the translation that in 1816 was done by Babbage, Herschel and Peacock, of Lacroix's "Elementary Treatise on the Differential and Integral Calculus". In some copies an essay of Peacock is bounded with. This copy includes the plate closing Babbage's work, and it's not so common to find it in other copies.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Collection of Examples of the Applications of the Calculus of Finite Differences [rilegato con] Examples of the Solutions of Functional Equations.
• Publisher: J. Smith, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1820