The Messenger of Mathematics, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Messenger of Mathematics, Vol. 1<br><br>In announcing the commencement of a new series, the Editors desire to explain the modifications which will distinguish it from the former series.<br><br>The Messenger of Mathematics was projected about ten years ago, chiefly with the view of encouraging original research in the three Universities, among junior graduates and others. It was thought that through the Messenger many valuable papers might be made public which their authors would not have deemed of sufficient interest to communicate to Scientific Societies. An examination of the Five Volumes already published will make it evident that the Editors have throughout endeavoured to keep their original purpose steadily in view. While feeling, however, that they have every reason to be satisfied with the success achieved by the Messenger regarded as a stimulus to original research in junior students, they have also great satisfaction in acknowledging that no inconsiderable proportion of its contents have been supplied by writers of established reputation, who rank amongst the foremost mathematicians of the age; and it is this fact in particular which now induces them to appeal directly to the mathematical world at large, and to remove from their title-page any words which might be supposed to limit the sphere of usefulness of the Messenger.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.