L'HOSPITAL de (Marquis). - Lot 20

L'HOSPITAL de (Marquis). Traité analytique des sections coniques et de leur usage pour la résolution des équations dans les problêmes tant déterminz qu'indéterminez. Posthumous edition (Guillaume de l'Hospital died in 1704) published in Paris by Montalant in 1720. In-4 in full contemporary brown calf, spine ribbed with gilt decoration in the caissons, with (4), 459 pages, (3) and 34 folded plates hors textes. Second edition of this treatise, first published in 1707. Guillaume de L'Hospital, a pupil of Jean Bernoulli, remains famous for having introduced differential notation in his work on infinitesimal calculus "Analyse des infiniments petits pour l'intelligence des lignes courbes". Binding rubbed, corners dulled, slight lack on upper cover.