RePoSS #11: The Mathematics of Niels Henrik Abel: Continuation ...

This dissertation was submitted to the Faculty of Science,
University of Aarhus in March 2002 for the purpose of ob-
taining the scientific PhD degree. It was defended in a public
PhD defense on May 3, 2002. A second, only slightly revised
edition was printed October, 2004.
The PhD program was supervised by associate professor
KIRSTI ANDERSEN, History of Science Department, Univer-
sity of Aarhus.
Professors UMBERTO BOTTAZZINI (University of Palermo,
Italy), JEREMY J. GRAY (Open University, UK), and OLE
KNUDSEN (History of Science Department, Aarhus) served
on the committee for the defense.
c○ Henrik Kragh Sørensen and the History of Science De-
partment (Department of Science Studies), University of
Aarhus, 2002–2010.
The dissertation was typeset in Palatino using pdfLATEX.
First edition (March 2002, 7 copies) was copied and bound
by the Printshop at the Faculty of Science, Aarhus.
Second edition (October 2004, 5 copies) was printed and
bound by the Printshop at Agder University College, Kris-
tiansand.
This electronic edition was compiled on October 28, 2010.
For further information, additions, corrections, and
contact to the author, please refer to the website
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The picture on the front page is a painting of NIELS HENRIK
ABEL performed by the Norwegian painter JOHAN GØRB-
ITZ during ABEL’s time in Paris 1826. It is the only authentic
depiction of ABEL and is reproduced from (Ore, 1957).
The picture on the reverse shows a curlicue frequently used
by ABEL in his notebooks to mark the end of manuscripts. It
is reproduced from (Stubhaug, 1996).