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In Foreign Lands: The Migration of Scientists for Political or Economic ReasonsLeonhard Euler in St. Petersburg and Berlin

In Foreign Lands: The Migration of Scientists for Political or Economic Reasons: Leonhard Euler... [Leonhard Euler spent nearly his whole scientific life outside Switzerland. In 1727, for economic reasons, he went to St. Petersburg. where he occupied his first paid scientific position and became, after a while, mathematics professor at the recently founded Russian Academy of Sciences. In 1741, he accepted the invitation of the Prussian king Frederick IIFrederick II, king to come to Berlin for political reasons in order to become the director of the mathematical class of the Berlin Academy of Sciences, although he remained an active member of the Russian academy. In Berlin, Euler wrote or published most of his great textbooks. It was the most fruitful period of his life, though he was also responsible for many non-mathematical tasks. His sojourn in Berlin was impaired by Frederick’s three wars, especially by the Seven Years’ War. He translated Russian secret dispatches for the Prussian authorities. Euler’s estate outside Berlin was plundered. In 1765, he left Berlin for personal reasons in order to return to St. Petersburg, where he was heartily welcomed, dying there in 1783. The paper will focus on the Berlin period and on less known aspects of Euler activities in that city.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

In Foreign Lands: The Migration of Scientists for Political or Economic ReasonsLeonhard Euler in St. Petersburg and Berlin

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Editors: Borgato, Maria Teresa; Phili, Christine
Knobloch, Eberhard
In Foreign Lands: The Migration of Scientists for Political or Economic Reasons — Apr 14, 2022
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Springer International Publishing
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978-3-030-80248-6
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10.1007/978-3-030-80249-3_1
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[Leonhard Euler spent nearly his whole scientific life outside Switzerland. In 1727, for economic reasons, he went to St. Petersburg. where he occupied his first paid scientific position and became, after a while, mathematics professor at the recently founded Russian Academy of Sciences. In 1741, he accepted the invitation of the Prussian king Frederick IIFrederick II, king to come to Berlin for political reasons in order to become the director of the mathematical class of the Berlin Academy of Sciences, although he remained an active member of the Russian academy. In Berlin, Euler wrote or published most of his great textbooks. It was the most fruitful period of his life, though he was also responsible for many non-mathematical tasks. His sojourn in Berlin was impaired by Frederick’s three wars, especially by the Seven Years’ War. He translated Russian secret dispatches for the Prussian authorities. Euler’s estate outside Berlin was plundered. In 1765, he left Berlin for personal reasons in order to return to St. Petersburg, where he was heartily welcomed, dying there in 1783. The paper will focus on the Berlin period and on less known aspects of Euler activities in that city.]

Published: Apr 14, 2022

Keywords: Basel; Russian Academy of Sciences; Berlin Academy of Sciences; Frederick II; Catherine II; Mechanics; Arithmetic; Theory of music; Naval science; Differential calculus; Maupertuis; Seven Years’ War

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