LEGENDRE (Adrien-Marie).

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LEGENDRE (Adrien-Marie).
Number theory essay. Second edition. Paris, Courcier, 1808. - Supplement. February, 1816. [Paris, Courcier, 1816]. - Second supplement. September, 1825. [Paris, Huzard-Courcier, 1825]. Set of 3 books in one volume in-4, half brown basane, smooth spine decorated, marbled edges (contemporary binding). Second edition, decorated with a folding plate in the first supplement. The work contains remarkable results, including the famous law of quadratic reciprocity, described by Gauss as "the jewel of arithmetic" (cf. Jean-Luc Verley in En français dans le texte, n°200). Very complete of the 2 supplements, published later, especially the second one which is often missing: this one is entitled On some objects of indeterminate analysis and particularly on Fermat's theorem. Rubbed binding. Enclosed: DUPRÉ (Athanase). Examination of a proposal by Legendre concerning the theory of numbers. Followed by a thesis on the solution of numerical equations. Paris, Mallet-Bachelier, 1859. In-8, paperback, grey printed cover (Binding of the period).
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