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which he planned to complete in three volumes; "Théorie générale de l'élimination" (Paris, 1859); "Calcolo degli errori" (Turin, 1867), translated into French under the title of "Traité élémentaire du calcul des erreurs" (Paris, 1869); and most important of all, "Théorie des formes binaires" (Paris,
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1876), translated into German (Leipzig, 1881). For a list of the memoirs of Faà di Bruno, see the "Catalogue of
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919:"Beatificazione 25 settembre 1988: Franciscus Faà Di Bruno"
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The Mathematical Works of Francesco Faà di Bruno in Cd-Rom
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of his era and a noted religious musician. In 1988 he was
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of Faà di Bruno opened in the early 20th century by the
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