Leonhard Euler
Introductio in analysin infinitorum. 2 Teile in 1 Band. Lausanne, M. M. Bousquet 1748.

Erste Ausgabe eines der berühmtesten Werke in der Geschichte der Mathematik, das Fundament der modernen Analysis. "Euler did for modern analysis what Euclid had done for ancient geometry" (PMM).

"It contains an exposition of algebra, trigonometry and analytical geometry, both plane and solid, a definition of logarithms as exponents, and important contributions to the theory of equations. He evolved the modern exponential treatment of logarithms .. In the early chapters there appears for the first time the definition of mathematical function, one of the fundamental concepts of modern mathematics. From Euler's time mathematics and physics tended to be treated algebraically, and many of his principles are still used in teaching mathematics" (PMM).

EINBAND: Zeitgenössischer Halblederband mit Rückenschild. 25,5 : 20,5 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit gestochenem Frontispiz, 2 gestochenen Titelvignetten (wdh.), 40 gefalteten Kupfertafeln und 1 gefalteten Tabelle. - KOLLATION: 1 Bl., XVI, 320 S.; 1 Bl., 398 S., 1 Bl. - ZUSTAND: Ohne das gest. Porträt. Leicht gebräunt, in den Rändern etw. stockfleckig, Tafeln tlw. oxidiert. Einbd. beschabt, Kanten berieben, Ecken bestoßen, Kapitale mit Fehlstellen.

LITERATUR: PMM 196. - Eneström 101 & 102. - DSB IV, 476. - Norman 426. - Honeyman 1065.

First edition of this famous work, which lays the foundations of mathematical analysis. 2 vols. With engr. frontispiece, 2 engr. title vignettes (rep.), 40 folding copperplates and 1 folding table. Contemp. half calf with label on spine. - Lacking the engr. portrait. Slightly tanned, margins somewhat foxed, plates partly with traces of oxidation. Binding scraped, edges rubbed, extremities of spine with defects.