Carl Friedrich Gauss: Titan of Science: A Study of His Life and Work

New York: Exposition Press, 1955. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. First edition. Former library copy - usual marks. Minor closed tear on top jacket edge. 1955 Hard Cover. xi, 479 pp. "Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (30 April 1777 - 23 February 1855) was a German mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to many fields in mathematics and science. Sometimes referred to as the Princeps mathematicorum (Latin for '"the foremost of mathematicians"') and "the greatest mathematician since antiquity", Gauss had an exceptional influence in many fields of mathematics and science, and is ranked among history's most influential mathematicians.