Polylogarithms, functional equations and more: the elusive essays of William Spence (1777-1815)

DOI10.1016/j.hm.2013.06.002zbMath1286.01015WikidataQ56228778 ScholiaQ56228778MaRDI QIDQ391356

Alex D. D. Craik

Publication date: 10 January 2014

Published in: Historia Mathematica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2013.06.002

zbMATH Keywords

polylogarithms; logarithmic transcendents; William Spence

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

01A55: History of mathematics in the 19th century

33-03: History of special functions

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