[see attached for complete text] {\it Geometric Calculus}, a translation of the1888 classic {\it Calcolo geometrico} by G. Peano will give readers insight into the work of a most distinguished mathematician who had a significant impact on 20th century mathematics, and in particular, mathematical logic. Key features: * {\it Geometric Calculus} is an excellent model of expository writing, * Peano's axiom system for a vector space is the first-ever presentation of a set of such axioms, * work comes close to being a modern ...
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[see attached for complete text] {\it Geometric Calculus}, a translation of the1888 classic {\it Calcolo geometrico} by G. Peano will give readers insight into the work of a most distinguished mathematician who had a significant impact on 20th century mathematics, and in particular, mathematical logic. Key features: * {\it Geometric Calculus} is an excellent model of expository writing, * Peano's axiom system for a vector space is the first-ever presentation of a set of such axioms, * work comes close to being a modern introduction to linear algebra, * Peano clarifies and
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