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Two early papers by the Irish mathematician William Rowan Hamilton: “On a General Method in Dynamics” (1834) and “Second Essay on a General Method in Dynamics” (1835). Hamilton develops therein his method for describing the motion of mechanical systems using a characteristic function. The papers appeared in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Part II of 1834 and Part I of 1835. 
Pages: pp. 247–308 and pp. 95–144; in total 112 numbered pages

Zwei frühe Abhandlungen des irischen Mathematikers William Rowan Hamilton: „On a General Method in Dynamics“ (1834) und „Second Essay on a General Method in Dynamics“ (1835). Hamilton entwickelt darin seine Methode zur Beschreibung der Bewegung mechanischer Systeme mithilfe einer charakteristischen Funktion. Die Arbeiten erschienen in den Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Teil II von 1834 und Teil I von 1835. 
Seiten: S. 247–308 und S. 95–144; zusammen 112 nummerierte Seiten

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Sir William Rowan Hamilton - On a General Method in Dynamics / Second Essay on a General Method in Dynamics - 1834-1835

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One‑volume first edition in English by Sir William Rowan Hamilton, containing the two papers “On a General Method in Dynamics” (1834) and “Second Essay on a General Method in Dynamics” (1835), published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, printed by Richard Taylor, London, with 112 pages and dimensions 28 x 24 cm in good condition.

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