An edition of Leonhard Euler and the Bernoullis
(2009)
Leonhard Euler and the Bernoullis
mathematicians from Basel
by M. B. W. Tent
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Mathematics, Mathematicians, Biography, History, Mathematicians, biography, Mathematics, history, Euler, leonhard, 1707-1783, Bernoulli, jakob, 1654-1705, Mathématiciens, Biographies, Mathématiques, Histoire, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Science & Technology, MATHEMATICS, Essays, Pre-Calculus, ReferencePlaces
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Table of Contents
1.
The Bernoullis as Huguenots.
Page 1
2.
The Bernoulli family in Frankfurt and then Basel.
Page 7
3.
Jacob makes his first steps in the study of mathematics.
Page 13
4.
His little brother Johann “helps” Jacob with mathematics.
Page 21
5.
Having completed his studies in philosophy and theology, Jacob moves on.
Page 27
6.
Jacob travels to Geneva and meets Elizabeth Waldkirch and her family.
Page 33
7.
Jacob teaches Elizabeth Waldkirch to read and write numbers and words.
Page 39
8.
Sundials, and tutoring in France.
Page 47
9.
Jacob meets with mathematicians in Paris.
Page 53
10.
Jacob travels to Holland and England.
Page 61
11.
Jacob settles into life in Basel to lecture and learn.
Page 65
12.
Leibniz’s calculus vs. Newton’s fluxions.
Page 77
13.
Johann Bernoulli grows up.
Page 87
14.
Two curves studied by the Bernoullis: the isochrone and the catenary.
Page 97
15.
Two more mathematical challenges from the Bernoullis.
Page 103
16.
Jacob Bernoulli’s mathematics.
Page 109
17.
Johann Bernoulli returns to Basel with his family.
Page 117
18.
Johann Bernoulli’s son Daniel grows up.
Page 123
19.
Daniel Bernouli, the Paris prize, and the longitude problem.
Page 129
20.
Leonhard Euler.
Page 133
21.
Leonhard Euler’s early education.
Page 139
22.
Leonhard Euler goes to the Latin School in Basel and then on to the University.
Page 143
23.
Daniel and Nicolaus Bernoulli receive a call to the Academy at St. Petersburg.
Page 149
24.
The Academy of Sciences at St. Petersburg.
Page 157
25.
Euler begins his career and moves to St. Petersburg.
Page 161
26.
Daniel Bernoulli and Leonhard Euler: an active scientific partnership.
Page 169
27.
The St. Petersburg paradox.
Page 177
28.
Euler’s early work in St. Petersburg.
Page 181
29.
Daniel returns to Basel, and Leonhard Euler becomes professor of mathematics at St. Petersburg.
Page 191
30.
Daniel Bernoulli: a famous scholar.
Page 201
31.
Leonhard Euler: admired professor at St. Petersburg.
Page 207
32.
Euler becomes blind in his right eye.
Page 215
33.
St. Petersburg loses Euler to Frederick the Great of Prussia.
Page 219
34.
The Eulers arrive at the Court of Frederick the Great in Berlin.
Page 225
35.
Euler’s scientific work in Berlin.
Page 237
36.
Euler’s work in number theory.
Page 245
37.
Magic squares.
Page 251
38.
Catherine the Great invites Euler to return to St. Petersburg.
Page 255
39.
The Basel clan.
Page 263
Index.
Page 269
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Includes index.
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