Abel's Theorem/Historical Note

Historical Note on Abel's Theorem

Abel's Theorem first appears in Abel's paper Mémoire sur une Propriété Générale d'une Classe Très-Étendue de Fonctions Transcendantes.


Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi remarked that it was the greatest discovery in integral calculus in the $19$th century.


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Sources

  • 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {A}.27$: Abel ($\text {1802}$ – $\text {1829}$)
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