Hardcover reprint of the original 1919 edition, Volume 1; hardbound in brown cloth with gold stamped lettering, 8vo - 6x9'. This item is printed on demand as a collector quality facsimile, crafted to hold its own in a library of first editions. Book Dickson, Leonard Eugene. History of the Theory of Numbers. Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Dickson, Leonard Eugene. History of the Theory of Numbers. Washington, Carnegie Institution Of Washington, 1919. Number Theory
Leonard Eugene Dickson (January 22, 1874 – January 17, 1954) was an American mathematician. He was one of the first American researchers in abstract algebra, in particular the theory of finite fields and classical groups, and is also remembered for a three-volume history of number theory, History of the Theory of Numbers.