{"product_id":"leonhard-euler-mathematical-genius-in-the-enlightenment-9780691119274","title":"Leonhard Euler: Mathematical Genius in the Enlightenment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn acclaimed biography of the Enlightenment's greatest mathematician\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the first full-scale biography of Leonhard Euler (1707-83), one of the greatest mathematicians and theoretical physicists of all time. In this comprehensive and authoritative account, Ronald Calinger connects the story of Euler's eventful life to the astonishing achievements that place him in the company of Archimedes, Newton, and Gauss. Drawing chiefly on Euler's massive published works and correspondence, which fill more than eighty volumes so far, this biography sets Euler's work in its multilayered context--personal, intellectual, institutional, political, cultural, religious, and social. It is a story of nearly incessant accomplishment, from Euler's fundamental contributions to almost every area of pure and applied mathematics--especially calculus, number theory, notation, optics, and celestial, rational, and fluid mechanics--to his advancements in shipbuilding, telescopes, ballistics, cartography, chronology, and music theory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe narrative takes the reader from Euler's childhood and education in Basel through his first period in St. Petersburg, 1727-41, where he gained a European reputation by solving the Basel problem and systematically developing analytical mechanics. Invited to Berlin by Frederick II, Euler published his famous \u003ci\u003eIntroductio in analysin infinitorum\u003c\/i\u003e, devised continuum mechanics, and proposed a pulse theory of light. Returning to St. Petersburg in 1766, he created the analytical calculus of variations, developed the most precise lunar theory of the time that supported Newton's dynamics, and published the best-selling \u003ci\u003eLetters to a German Princess\u003c\/i\u003e--all despite eye problems that ended in near-total blindness. In telling the remarkable story of Euler and how his achievements brought pan-European distinction to the Petersburg and Berlin academies of sciences, the book also demonstrates with new depth and detail the central role of mathematics in the Enlightenment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald S. Calinger\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of history at the Catholic University of America and the founding chancellor of the Euler Society. His books include \u003ci\u003eA Contextual History of Mathematics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVita Mathematica\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eClassics of Mathematics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460724199698,"sku":"9780691119274","price":82.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3fe85273-6ed6-4313-af37-67bfd5863d15.jpg?v=1730046340","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/leonhard-euler-mathematical-genius-in-the-enlightenment-9780691119274","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}