[KRZYŻANOWSKI Adrian] - Analytical geometry of lines and surfaces of the second order. By A. Kr. [crypt]....

[KRZYŻANOWSKI Adrian] - Analytical geometry of lines and surfaces of the second order. By A. Kr. [Crypt]. Warsaw 1822; druk. N. Glücksberg. 8, pp. [2], VIII, 334, [4], fols. plates. 9. broch.
Lack of spine, trace of dampness, visible especially at the end. Ex. largely uncut. The most important work of A. Krzyzanowski (1788-1852) - mathematician, professor at Univ. of Warsaw, historical writer. A native of the Augustow area, he worked as a teacher of mathematics in Warsaw, Rydzyna, Plock. He donated the proceeds from the sale of his work "The theory of all-degree equations based on Newton's binomial" for the construction of a monument to M. Copernicus in Warsaw. Having obtained a scientific scholarship, he spent three years in Paris listening to lectures by the most prominent mathematicians of the time. He financed the minting of the correct Copernicus medal as a response to the German medal attributing German origin to the prominent astronomer. After returning to Poland, he got a teaching position at the Regional School in Kielce, then worked in Warsaw after receiving his doctoral degree. He published one of the first dissertations in our literature in the field of descriptive geometry. "Krzyzanowski's most important work is 'Analytical Geometry [...]' dedicated to Tsar Alexander I. Krzyzanowski submitted the manuscript to the Mathematics Department for evaluation in 1821. That year, Wojciech Karczewski, a professor of mathematics at the Kielce gymnasium, sent his work on a related subject. In view of the similar content of the two manuscripts with an almost identical layout, it was not easy to resolve the issue of priority and the suspicion of plagiarism that arose. After examining both works, Krzyzanowski was given priority of authorship" (PSB).