Theoria residuorum biquadraticorum. Commentatio prima - secunda
$12,500 · Offered by Sophia Rare Books
First edition
Göttingen: Dieterich, 1828 - 1832 . First edition, very rare separately-paginated offprints, and an exceptional copy in original state, of these two important papers, in which Gauss coined the term ‘complex number’ and introduced the complex plane now often referred to as the ‘Gaussian plane’. Gauss offprints are especially difficult to find on the market in contemporary bindings, most having been removed
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