Provides a general context for the life of an influential European mathematician who lived in the first half of the nineteenth century

Details the extent to which certain mathematicians of the period were affected by political and social circumstances as well as by their own contributions

Shows how representatives of science, politics, and the arts interacted in the early nineteenth century

Inhalt
Preface.- Acknowledgments.- Abbreviations and Conventions.- Rhineland.- Paris.- First Success.- Return to Prussia.- Early Publications.- Berlin.- Publications: 1829 - 1830.- Maturation.- Publications: Autumn 1832 - Spring 1839.- Expanding Interactions.- Publications: 1839 - 1845.- A Darkling Decade.- Publications: 1846 - 1855.- Göttingen.- Aftermath.- Lectures.- Centennial Legacy and Commentary.- Bibliography.- Index.