Euler, Leonhard (1707-1783), Swiss mathematician and physicist
- Euler, Leonhard (1707-1783)
- Date:
- 1747-1757
- Reference:
- MS.8784
- Archives and manuscripts
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2 dated letters from Leonhard Euler in Berlin to A. Lexell, A [Anders Johan] (1740-1784) Swedish-born Russian Astronomer, mathematician and physicist, and 1 undated reply re: Euler.
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1747-1757
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1 file (3 items)
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Purchased from: Desgranges, Paris, January 1934 (acc.66597); Heck, Vienna, August 1932 (acc.65892); Desgranges, Paris, May 1932 (acc.65641).
Biographical note
Leonhard Euler was a mathematician, born in Switzerland in 1707; he spent much of his career in Russia, where in 1766 he became blind and eventually died in 1783 of apoplexy. He wrote on a wide variety of mathematical topics, including pure mathematical analytics, algebra, the theory of equations, analytical geometry and calculus, and was also well-known for his work on physics, the fundamental principles of mathematical philosophy, optics and astronomy.
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MS. 5152
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