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would seem to the reviewer much more satisfactory to show that all these
integrals are particular instances of the same theory, than to display
the various alternative treatm ents of the Riemann theory which are
possible.
The printing of the book maintains the high standard of the Clarendon
Press. The reviewer hopes, however, that the author’s use of a formula
reference number to represent the relevant expression in subsequent
formulae (e.g. the inequality
WKJIrb*
on p. 145, where “ (4) ” is the reference number to the left-hand side of
a previous equation) is an innovation which future authors will not copy.
T. M. F lett

Mathematiques et Mathematiciens. By P ierre D edron and J ean

I tard . Pp. 433. 1959. n.p. (Magnard, Paris)
This paper-back provides a lively and stimulating survey of m athe­
matics from earliest times to Lagrange, Laplace and Monge, followed
by separate discussions of developments during the same period in
particular fields of elementary mathematics. The authors are masters
of their subject, but they carry their scholarship lightly, and the almost
undisciplined scattering of illustrations enhances the atmosphere of
excitement. This is probably the best informal introduction to the
history of mathematics available, and it is to be hoped that it will soon
appear in English.
M. A. H oskin

Elements d’Histoire des Mathematiques. B y N icolas B ourbaki.

Pp. 276. 18 N.F. 1960. (Hermann, Paris)
This work, described by the publishers as by “ le plus grand mathe-
maticien contemporain ” , is essentially collected from the historical
notes to the volumes of Elements de Mathematique. The treatm ent is
technical and the subject m atter limited, but it will be convenient to
have the material assembled in this form.
M. A. H oskin

Makers of Mathematics. By A lfred H ooper . Pp. ix + 402. 12s. 6 d .

This edition, 1961. (Faber)
This credulous work is designed as a popular introduction to the
history of mathematics down to the eighteenth century. Lacking all
historical sense and based on an antiquated collection of secondary
sources, it has now been republished in an all-too-well-printed paper­
back edition.
M. A. H oskin
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