Leonhard Euler and the Bernoullis : mathematicians from Basel /
""Leonhard Euler and the Bernoullis is a fascinating tale of the Bernoulli family and Euler's association with them. Successful merchants in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Bernoullis were driven out of Antwerp during the persecution of the Huguenots and settled first in Frankfurt, a...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Natick, Mass. :
A.K. Peters,
2009.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | ""Leonhard Euler and the Bernoullis is a fascinating tale of the Bernoulli family and Euler's association with them. Successful merchants in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Bernoullis were driven out of Antwerp during the persecution of the Huguenots and settled first in Frankfurt, and then in Basel, where one of the most remarkable mathematical dynasties evolved with Jacob, Johann, and Daniel Bernoulli the most prominent among them. Euler, fortunate to have had Johann Bernoulli as a tutor, quickly rose to prominence in the academies of Berlin and St. Petersburg, and became the most prolific. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (292 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0429063083 9780429063084 1439865485 9781439865484 |