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Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

The Bulletin publishes expository articles on contemporary mathematical research, written in a way that gives insight to mathematicians who may not be experts in the particular topic. The Bulletin also publishes reviews of selected books in mathematics and short articles in the Mathematical Perspectives section, both by invitation only.

ISSN 1088-9485 (online) ISSN 0273-0979 (print)

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Book Review

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MathSciNet review: 1567352
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Book Information:

Author: Herman H. Goldstine
Title: A history of the calculus of variations from the 17th through the 19th century
Additional book information: Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, vol. 5, Springer-Verlag, New York-Heidelberg-Berlin, 1980, xi + 410 pp., $48.00.

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    I. Todhunter, A history of the calculus of variations during the nineteenth century, 1861, Chelsea, New York; reprint, undated.
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    R. Wodehouse, A history of the calculus of variations in the eighteenth century, 1810, Chelsea, New York; reprint, undated.

    Review Information:

    Reviewer: Harry Pollard
    Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 6 (1982), 120-122
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-1982-14988-6