Selected Works of Giuseppe Peano
Toronto: University of Toronto Press [1973], 1973. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [5], vi-xi, [4], 4-249, [3] pp. Bound in brown cloth with labyrinth design stamped in gold on the front board and gold lettering on the spine. Price of $12.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Translated and edited, with a biographical sketch and bibliography, by Hubert C. Kennedy. An English translation of some of Peano's best known works. Kline 988-989. Peano is one of the key figures in modern mathematical logic, best known for the Peano postulates, the (still) standard set of axioms he proposed as the basis for arithmetic capturing in a formal way the mathematical definition of the natural numbers. Russell famously cited the infuence of Peano based on a conference he attended with Peano in 1900 during which the precision and formal approach of Peano and his students impressed Russell greatly. This experience was an important influence on his work on both Principle of Mathematics and (with Whitehead) on Principia Mathematica. Peano made a number of important contributions to the foundations of mathematics which are well-represented in this collection. A very sharp copy of this important book in the history of mathematics. Fine / Near Fine. Item #00009211
A Fine book in a bright Near Fine dust jacket with a few hints of rubbing.
Price: $125.00