Leonhard Euler (eBook)

Contents 7
Preliminary remarks 10
Prologue 11
Basel 1707–1727 14
Euler's autobiography 14
Euler's genealogy 20
The parents 22
Childhood and youth 24
The time in Basel until 1727 27
The first Petersburg period 1727 – 1741 The establishment of the Academy of Petersburg 35
Euler's call – Journey to Russia 39
The first scholars at the Academy of Petersburg 44
First years in the tsardom 49
First principal works 54
Farewell from Petersburg 67
The Berlin period 1741–1766 71
New beginning in 71
New beginning in Frederick’s Prussia 71
Euler’s first activities in Berlin 74
Other major works 77
Chess 89
The great Trio 93
Optics 106
Break with Frederick –– Goodbye Berlin 118
– – Goodbye Berlin 118
The second Petersburg period 1766–1783 Firmly in the saddle 126
The “Algebra for beginners” 131
Astronomy* 133
The discord about Leonhard Euler’s second marriage 135
The end 140
Epilogue 145
Translators’ Notes 150
Notes 151
Chronological table 165
Bibliography 168
1. Abbreviations used throughout 168
2. Bibliographies 168
3. Works 169
4. Edition of correspondences 170
5. Memorial publications and omnibus volumes ( selection) 171
6. Biographies (without dictionary-articles) 171
7. Secondary literature 172
Testimonials 179
Index of names 181
About the author 185
Sources for the illustrations 186