Leonhard Euler

Contents

Preliminary remarks

Prologue

Basel 1707–1727

Euler's autobiography

Euler's genealogy

The parents

Childhood and youth

The time in Basel until 1727

The first Petersburg period 1727 – 1741 The establishment of the Academy of Petersburg

Euler's call – Journey to Russia

The first scholars at the Academy of Petersburg

First years in the tsardom

First principal works

Farewell from Petersburg

The Berlin period 1741–1766

New beginning in

New beginning in Frederick’s Prussia

Euler’s first activities in Berlin

Other major works

Chess

The great Trio

Optics

Break with Frederick –– Goodbye Berlin

– – Goodbye Berlin

The second Petersburg period 1766–1783 Firmly in the saddle

The “Algebra for beginners”

Astronomy*

The discord about Leonhard Euler’s second marriage

The end

Epilogue

Translators’ Notes

Notes

Chronological table

Bibliography

1. Abbreviations used throughout

2. Bibliographies

3. Works

4. Edition of correspondences

5. Memorial publications and omnibus volumes ( selection)

6. Biographies (without dictionary-articles)

7. Secondary literature

Testimonials

Index of names

About the author

Sources for the illustrations