Excerpt from Elements of Algebra: On the Basis of M. Bourdon, Embracing Sturm's and Horner's Theorems, and Practical Examples The Treatise on Algebra, by M. Bourdon, is a work of singular excellence and merit. In France, it has long been one of the standard d104 books. Shortly after its first publication, it passed through several editions, and has formed the basis of every subsequent work on the subject of Algebra, both in Europe and in this country. The original work is, however, a full and complete treatise on the subject of Algebra, the later editions containing about eight hundred pages octavo. The time which is given to the study of Algebra, in this country, even in those seminaries where the course of mathe maties is the fullest, is too short to accomplish so volu minous a work, and hence it has been found necessary {either to modify it essentially, or to abandon it alto gether. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.

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