BERTRAND, Éloges académiques, 1890

First edition.
Joseph Louis François Bertrand (1822-1900) was a French mathematician and historian of science, a member of the Académie Française, and perpetual secretary of the Académie des Sciences. His work focused on number theory, differential geometry, and probability theory. This work is a collection of the eulogies he delivered at the Académie des Sciences in honor of his deceased colleagues, offering insight into the history of science and the scientific figures of the time.