Poincare, Henri. "Sur l'Analysis situs, note de Henri Poincare ." In: Comptes Rendus...des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences, volume 115, #18, 31 Octobre 1892, the paper occupying pp 633-637. Published in Paris by Gauthier-Villars et Fils, 1892. Good condition. $400 This is the original weekly issue, in its original wrappers. This is also the first in a series of six subsequent papers (below) on algebraic topology, which also happens to be the first systematic study of topology. This paper seems to me to be more an announcement of what is to come1.
Condition--this paper has been removed from a larger bound volume of half-yearly issues of the Comptes Rendus, with evidence of that removal along the spine. The paper wrappers are detached from the body of the issue, and as is the case with most of these wrappers during this period are somewhat brittle. (I have had three different runs of the CR and hundreds of individual issues, and this issue of the wrappers (which were printed on a more ingferior paper) seems to be a constant.)
Notes:
1. The papers in this series include:
Henri Poincaré, Analysis Situs, Journal de l'École Polytechnique ser 2, 1 (1895) pages 1–123. Henri Poincaré, Complément à l'Analysis Situs, Rendiconti del Circolo matematico di Palermo, 13 (1899) pages 285-343. Henri Poincaré, Second complément à l'Analysis Situs, Roceedings of the London MAthematical Society, 32 (1900), pages 277-308. Henri Poincaré, Sur certaines surfaces algébriques ; troisième complément à l'Analysis Situs, Bulletin de la Société mathématique de France, 30 (1902), pages 49–70. Henri Poincaré, Sur les cycles des surfaces algébriques ; quatrième complément à l'Analysis Situs, Journal de mathématiques pures et appliquées, 5° série, 8 (1902), pages 169-214. Henri Poincaré, Cinquième complément à l'analysis situs, Rendiconti del Circolo matematico di Palermo 18 (1904) pages 45–110.
In the Ouevres of Poincare, under topologie or analysis situs are listed twelve papers, as follows:
TOPOLOGIE. 1 - Sur l'Analysis situs (C. R. Acad. Sc., t. 115, 1892, p. 633-636). 2 - Analysis situs (J. Ec. Polyt., t. 1, 1895, p. 1-121). 3 - Sur les nombres de Betti (C. R. Acad. Sc., t. 128, 1899, p. 629-630). 4 - Complément à l'Analysis situs (Rend. Circ. Matem. Palermo, t. 13, 1899, p. 285-343). 5 - Second complément à l'Analysis situs (Proc. London Math. Soc., t. 32, 1900, p. 277-308). 6 - Sur l'Analysis situs (C. R. Acad. Sc., t. 133, 1901, p. 707-709). 7 - Sur certaines surfaces algébriques ; troisième complément à l'Analysis situs (Bull. Soc. Math. Fr., t. 30, 1902, p. 49-70). 8 - Sur la connexion des surfaces algébriques (C. R. Acad. Sc., t. 133, 1901, p. 969-973). 9 - Sur les cycles des surfaces algébriques ; quatrième complément à l'Analysis situs (J. Math. pures et appl., t. 8, 1902, p. 169-214). 10 - Cinquième complément à l'Analysis situs (Rend. Circ. Matem. Palermo, t. 18, 1904, p. 45-110). 11 - Sur un théorème de géométrie (Rend. Circ. Matem. Palermo, t. 33, 1912, p. 375-407).
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