This book is a study of how a particular vision of the unity of mathematics, often called geometric function theory, was created. The focus is on the convergence of the hypergeometric and related linear differential equations, group theory, and on-Euclidean geometry.

Chronicles important events not covered anywhere else Discusses the history and development of ideas, not just mathematicians

Inhalt
Hypergeometric Equations.- Lazarus Fuchs.- Algebraic Solutions to a Differential Equation.- Modular Equations.- Some Algebraic Curves.- Automorphic Functions.