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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bradley, Robert E. (Editor ), Sandifer, Charles Edward, 1951- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2007.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Studies in the history and philosophy of mathematics ; v. 5.
Temas:
Euler, Leonhard, > 1707-1783.
Euler, Leonhard, > 1707-1783
1700-1799
Mathematicians > Switzerland > Biography.
Mathematics > Switzerland > History > 18th century.
Math�ematiciens > Suisse > Biographies.
Math�ematiques > Suisse > Histoire > 18e si�ecle.
MATHEMATICS > History & Philosophy.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
Mathematicians
Mathematics
Switzerland
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword (C.E. Sandifer and R.E. Bradley)
  • Introduction (C.E. Sandifer and R.E. Bradley)
  • Leonhard Euler: Life and Thought (R.S. Calinger)
  • Leonard Euler and Russia (P. Hoffmann)
  • Princess Dashkova, Euler, and the Russian Academy of Sciences (R.S. Calinger and E.N. Polyakhova)
  • Leonhrd Euler and Philosophy (W. Breidert)
  • Images of Euler (F. Fasanelli)
  • Euler and Applications of Analytical Mathematics to Astronomy (C. Wilson)
  • Euler and Indian Astronomy (K. Plofker)
  • Euler and Kinematics (T. Koetsier)
  • Euler on Rigid Bodies (S.G. Langton)
  • Euler's Analysis Textbooks (V.J. Katz)
  • Euler and the Calculus of Variations (R. Thiele)
  • Euler, D'Alembert and the Logarithm Function (R.E. Bradley)
  • Some Facets of Euler's Work on Series (C.E. Sandifer)
  • The Geometry of Leonhard Euler (H.S. White)
  • Cyclotomy: From Euler through Vandermonde to Gauss (O. Neumann)
  • Euler and Number Theory: A Study in Mathematical Invention (J. Suzuki)
  • Euler and Lotteries (D.R. Bellhouse)
  • Euler's Science of Combinations (B. Hopkins and R. Wilson)
  • The Truth about �Knigsberg (B. Hopkins and R. Wilson)
  • The Polyhedral Formula (D. Richeson)
  • On the Recognition of Euler among the French, 1790-1830 (I. Grattan-Guinness)
  • Euler's Influence on the Birth of Vector Mechanics (S. Caparrini)
  • Euler's Contribution to Differential Geometry and its Reception (K. Reich)
  • Euler's Mechanics as a Foundation of Quantum Mechanics (D. Suisky)
  • Index.

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