Excerpt from Bulletin of the New York Mathematical Society, Vol. 1: A Historical and Critical Review of Mathematical Science; October 1891 to July 1892 IN presenting this, the first volume of the bulletin OF the new york mathematical society, the editors feel that they should express their deep sense of the obligation under which the encouragement and active assistance of the members of the Society have placed them. The interest which the Journal has excited, both in this country and abroad, shows how real is the need of a historical and critical journal, devoted to mathematical science, and published in the Eng lish language. It is to be hoped that in the future the bul letin may be able to extend its work, and ever the more adequately occupy the field which it is its aim to cover. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.