Leonhard Euler life, work and legacy

"The year 2007 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of one of the Enlightenments most important mathematicians and scientists, Leonhard Euler. This volume is a collection of 24 essays by some of the worlds best Eulerian scholars from seven different countries about Euler, his life and his w...

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Other Authors: Bradley, Robert E. (Editor), Sandifer, Charles Edward (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Elsevier 2007, 2007
Edition:First edition
Series:Studies in the history and philosophy of mathematics
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Collection: Elsevier eBook collection Mathematics - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:"The year 2007 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of one of the Enlightenments most important mathematicians and scientists, Leonhard Euler. This volume is a collection of 24 essays by some of the worlds best Eulerian scholars from seven different countries about Euler, his life and his work. Some of the essays are historical, including much previously unknown information about Eulers life, his activities in the St. Petersburg Academy, the influence of the Russian Princess Dashkova, and Eulers philosophy. Others describe his influence on the subsequent growth of European mathematics and physics in the 19th century. Still others give technical details of Eulers innovations in probability, number theory, geometry, analysis, astronomy, mechanics and other fields of mathematics and science"--Provided by publisher
Physical Description:viii, 534 pages illustrations
ISBN:0080471293
9780080471297