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Excerpt from Introduction to Quaternions: With Numerous Examples
IN preparing this second edition for press I have altered as slightly as possible those portions of the work which were written entirely by Prof. Kelland. The mode of presentation which he employed must always be of great interest, if only from the fact that he was an exceptionally able teacher; but the success of the work, as an introduction to a method which is now rapidly advancing in general estimation, would of itself have been a sufficient motive for my refraining from any serious alteration.
A third reason, had such been necessary, would have pre sented itself in the fact that I have never considered with the necessary care those metaphysical questions connected with the growth and development of mathematical ideas, to which my late venerated teacher paid such particular attention.
My own part of the book (including mainly Chap. X. And worked out Examples 10 - 24 in Chap. IX.) was written hurriedly, and while I was deeply engaged with work of a very different kind so that I had no hesitation in determining to re-cast it where I fancied I could improve it.
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IN preparing this second edition for press I have altered as slightly as possible those portions of the work which were written entirely by Prof. Kelland. The mode of presentation which he employed must always be of great interest, if only from the fact that he was an exceptionally able teacher; but the success of the work, as an introduction to a method which is now rapidly advancing in general estimation, would of itself have been a sufficient motive for my refraining from any serious alteration.
A third reason, had such been necessary, would have pre sented itself in the fact that I have never considered with the necessary care those metaphysical questions connected with the growth and development of mathematical ideas, to which my late venerated teacher paid such particular attention.
My own part of the book (including mainly Chap. X. And worked out Examples 10 - 24 in Chap. IX.) was written hurriedly, and while I was deeply engaged with work of a very different kind so that I had no hesitation in determining to re-cast it where I fancied I could improve it.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Philip Kelland
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780666299154
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm
Page Count - 294
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Contributors
Author
Philip Kelland
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781332790333
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm
Page Count - 253
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