Leonhard Euler, Volume 5 - Life, Work and Legacy (Hardcover, 5th edition)

The year 2007 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of one of the Enlightenment's most important mathematicians and scientists, Leonhard Euler. This volume is a collection of 24 essays by some of the world's 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 Euler's life, his activities in the St. Petersburg Academy, the influence of the Russian Princess Dashkova, and Euler's philosophy. Others describe his influence on the subsequent growth of European mathematics and physics in the 19th century. Still others give technical details of Euler's innovations in probability, number theory, geometry, analysis, astronomy, mechanics and other fields of mathematics and science.
- Over 20 essays by some of the best historians of mathematics and science, including Ronald Calinger, Peter Hoffmann, Curtis Wilson, Kim Plofker, Victor Katz, Ruediger Thiele, David Richeson, Robin Wilson, Ivor Grattan-Guinness and Karin Reich
- New details of Euler's life in two essays, one by Ronald Calinger and one he co-authored with Elena Polyakhova
- New information on Euler's work in differential geometry, series, mechanics, and other important topics including his influence in the early 19th century

General

Imprint:	Elsevier Science Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in the History & Philosophy of Mathematics
Release date:	February 2007
First published:	2007
Editors:	Robert E. Bradley • Ed Sandifer
Dimensions:	152 x 229 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	540
Edition:	5th edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-444-52728-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Science, technology & engineering Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > History of mathematics Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Biography > Science, technology & engineering Books > Academic & Education > Professional & Technical > Mathematics
LSN:	0-444-52728-1
Barcode:	9780444527288

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