Theory of Algebraic Integers

The invention of ideals by Richard Dedekind proved to be the genesis of algebraic number theory. This is a translation of his 1877 memoir, Sur la Theorie des No... » 

The invention of ideals by Richard Dedekind proved to be the genesis of algebraic number theory. This is a translation of his 1877 memoir, Sur la Theorie des Nombres Entiers Algebriques, with an introduction that gives the historical background and outlines the mathematical obstructions he faced. «