On the Influence of Signs in Mathematical Reasoning

by Charles Babbage

$85,000 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

1826. 1 p.l., 53 pp. Large 4to, orig. blue wrappers, uncut. London: J. Smith, 1826. A remarkable association copy of this extremely rare offprint, linking two of the greatest scientists of the 19th century, and pre-figuring Babbage’s later work on his difference and analytical engines. This copy bears the following inscription on the title-page in Babbage’s hand: “To M. Gauss from the Author.” Additionally, Babbage has written on the upper

• Binding: Wrappers

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