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There seems little doubt that Peano had for some time aspired to the chair of infinitesimal calculus — and with reason. He had already proved to himself and his students that he was a capable teacher. In the seven years since his graduation he had published several articles and two quite remarkable books. He was libero docente and assistente at the university; indeed, in actuality he had taken over Genocchi’s course. And he was a professor at the Military Academy. No doubt he felt his academic career reasonably secure.
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Kennedy, H.C. (1980). Making a Career. In: Peano. Studies in the History of Modern Science, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8984-9_4
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