Cantor - Sur Les Fondements de la Theorie Des Ensembles Transfinis, 1899

Description: Sur Les Fondements de la Theorie Des Ensembles Transfinis Georg Cantor, translated by F. Marotte Paris: Librairie Scientifique A. Hermann, 1899 First edition in volume form Condition: Fine This is the first volume publication of Georg Cantor’s landmark work, published in French in 1899. This copy is finely bound and in fine condition. The binding features half orange-brown Morocco goatskin with marbled paper-covered boards. The contents are bound with red and yellow head and foot bands. The binding is immaculate, showing no wear, toning, or soiling. The contents are clean, with no soiling, spotting, or previous ownership marks. Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philip Cantor (1845-1918), born in St. Petersburg to Danish parents, was a mathematician who was the founder of set theory. After studying in Switzerland, he moved to the University of Berlin, where he earned a doctorate in number theory in 1867, dealing with a question that Gauss had left unsettled in 1801. He spent almost the entirety of his career at the University of Halle, where he became a professor at the age of 34. His work on infinite sets and their cardinalities eventually introduced the first meaningful concept of transfinite numbers, first published in the German publication Mathematische Annalen in two articles in 1895 and 1897, and first published in volume form here in French in 1899. The opposition Cantor faced and the length of time before his ideas were fully assimilated unfortunately coincided with his descent into mental illness. He was hospitalized in 1884. In 1899, the year this volume was published, he entered a sanitorium. Within a few years, hospitalizations began occurring at intervals of every few years. Though he continued to work in mathematics, he eventually died in a sanitorium. Ref #: 007737 CHURCHILL BOOK COLLECTOR We are Churchill Book Collector, a professional bookseller specializing in books and other published works by and about the great twentieth century statesman and acclaimed writer, Sir Winston Churchill. We offer both a singular inventory and approachable expertise. The integrity of our inventory is backed by our membership in the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Churchill's official biographer, Sir Martin Gilbert, rightly called Churchill's long life "remarkable and versatile". Statesman, soldier, war correspondent, ardent social reformer, combative cold warrior, painter - Churchill was many things, but perhaps above all a master wordsmith. We’re here to help Churchill’s words find your shelves. Our extensive inventory features some of the rarest material offered – including fine first editions and inscribed copies – as well as reading copies and works about Churchill’s life and time. While we specialize in Churchill, our inventory also includes noteworthy first and collectible editions by other authors, ranging from Xenophon to T. E. Lawrence, spanning exploration and empire to twentieth century fiction. We are able to help with anything from finding individual books to assembling full collections, working closely with individual collectors to identify and accommodate their preferences and budget. We are also able to commission preservation cases and fine bindings. Please contact us if you have books to sell. We buy, and in some cases consign, fine and collectible individual items, as well as whole collections.

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