A memoir written by the American mathematician George Winslow Pierce about his life and professional career. Pierce recounts his intellectual development as a student of mathematics, his contributions to the field of algebra, and his experiences teaching at Harvard and MIT. The book is both a biography of Pierce and a history of algebra during the 20th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public ...
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A memoir written by the American mathematician George Winslow Pierce about his life and professional career. Pierce recounts his intellectual development as a student of mathematics, his contributions to the field of algebra, and his experiences teaching at Harvard and MIT. The book is both a biography of Pierce and a history of algebra during the 20th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Very Good. No Dust Jacket Issued. Size: 0x0x0; Rare first edition, from a private collection. Red linen, lightly rubbed. Endpapers and plates foxed. George Wood Garrard Frontenac, MN stamp on title page. Garrard was the son of General Israel Garrard, great Civil War general, author and 'founder' of Frontenac. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges to apply for international shipping.
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Good. No Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 167 pp. Tightly bound. Just the tips of the lower corners are lightly dinged. Text is free of markings. The cloth at the head of the spine is frayed. There is one 1" razor cut to the cloth at the heal of the spine. Uncommon, scarce 1891 first edition.
