Which famous mathematician's calculus textbook became the first mathematics 'bestseller' in retail history, selling over 1 million copies and revolutionizing math education in the 19th century?

Mathematics textbooks represent a multi-billion dollar industry globally. The history of how mathematical concepts were commercialized and distributed has shaped education for centuries. This poll explores a pivotal moment in mathematics retail history when calculus first became widely accessible through commercial publishing, transforming both education and the academic publishing industry.

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• Augustin-Louis Cauchy's 'Cours d'analyse'
• Sylvestre Lacroix's 'Traité du calcul différentiel et du calcul intégral'
• Joseph-Louis Lagrange's 'Théorie des fonctions analytiques'
• Sylvanus P. Thompson's 'Calculus Made Easy'

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