Biggs N.L., Lloyd E.K., Wilson R.J. Graph Theory. 1736-1936

Oxford University Press, 1999. — 240 p.First published in 1976, this book has been widely acclaimed as a major and enlivening contribution to the history of mathematics. The updated and corrected paperback contains extracts from the original writings of mathematicians who contributed to the foundations of graph theory. The author's commentary links each piece historically and frames the whole with explanations of the relevant mathematical terminology and notation.