THE THORY OF ALGEBRAIC NUMBERS

The purpose of this monograph is to make available in English the elementary parts of classical algebraic number theory. An earlier version in mimeographed form was used at Cornell University in the spring term of 1947-48, and the present version has accordingly profited from the criticisms of several readers. I am particularly indebted to Miss Leila R. Raines for her painstaking assistance in the revision and preparation of the manuscript for publication.