基本説明
Translated from the German by: E. Gautschi, W. Gautschi. Based in part on unpublished sources and comes right out of the current research on Euler. It is entirely free of formulae as it has been written for a broad audience with interests in the history of culture and science. Contents.- Preliminary remarks.- Prologue.- Basel 1707-1727.- The first Petersburg period 1727-1741.- The Berlin period 1741-1766.- The second Petersburg period 1766-1783.- Epilogue.
Full Description
Leonhard Euler was by far the most productive mathematician in the history of mankind, and also one of the greatest scholars of all time. He attained, a degree of popularity and fame which may well be compared with that of Galilei, Newton, or Einstein. This book is based in part on unpublished sources and comes right out of the research on Euler.



