BRACERS Record Detail for 124519

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Collection code
RA3
Recent acquisition no.
1793
Source if not BR
Lettere a Mario Pieri, via E.A. Marchisotto
Recipient(s)
Pieri, Mario
Sender(s)
BR
Date
1912/03/16
Form of letter
PD
Pieces
1
BR's address code (if sender)
TC
Notes and topics

The original letter, in French, is translated in Elena Anne Marchisotto and James T. Smith, The Legacy of Mario Pieri in Geometry and Arithmetic (Boston: Birkhäuser, 2007), p. 2, and reprinted at http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Pieri.html.

The original letter is published in Gino Arrighi, ed., Lettere a Mario Pieri (1884-1913) (Milan: UniversitĂ  Bocconi, 1997), p. 105. The original was available at that time, but has since disappeared along with the other letters in Arrighi's edition.

Transcription

BR TO MARIO PIERI, 16 MAR. 1912
BRACERS 124519. PD. Lettere a Mario Pieri, p. 105Trans. E.A. Marchisotto & J.T. Smith
Proofread by K. Blackwell


Trinity College, Cambridge 16.III.12

 

Sir, and dear colleague,The translation was completed and modified by K. Blackwell. The French original can be seen in the image attached to this record./fn]

As Secretary of the philosophy section of the congress of mathematicians that will be held during the month of August in Cambridge, and as an admirer of your works, I have the honour of earnestly asking you to give a talk and take part in our discussions. The works of Whitehead and me, as you know, are based on the works of the Italian School, and I deeply desire that it will be well represented here in the Philosophy Section.

Believe, dear Sir, in the assurance of my highest esteem and friendly sentiments.

Bertrand Russell

Permission
Everyone
Image
Transcription Public Access
Yes
Record no.
124519
Record created
Dec 02, 2013
Record last modified
Jun 23, 2025
Created/last modified by
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