Letters of Euler to a German Princess, Vol. II, Letter XIII

This is the seventh of eleven Letters of Euler I will rewrite and post on the subject of infinitesimals (the infinitely small), an idea that is fundamental to a good understanding of calculus. Click here to read the previous letter. Principle of the satisfying Reason, the strongest Support of the Monadists. You must be perfectly sensible that one of the … Continue reading Letters of Euler to a German Princess, Vol. II, Letter XIII

Letters of Euler to a German Princess, Vol. II, Letter XII

This is the sixth of eleven Letters of Euler I will rewrite and post on the subject of infinitesimals (the infinitely small), an idea that is fundamental to a good understanding of calculus. Click here to read the previous letter. Reply to the Objections of the Monadists to Divisibility in infinitum. The partisans of monads are far from submitting to … Continue reading Letters of Euler to a German Princess, Vol. II, Letter XII

Letters of Euler to a German Princess, Vol. II, Letter VIII

This is the second of eleven Letters of Euler I will rewrite and post on the subject of infinitesimals (the infinitely small), an idea that is fundamental to a good understanding of calculus. Click here to read the previous letter. Letter VIII. Divisibility of Extension in Infinitum The controversy between modern philosophies and geometricians to which I have … Continue reading Letters of Euler to a German Princess, Vol. II, Letter VIII

Letters of Euler to a German Princess, Vol. II, Letter VII

This is the first of eleven Letters of Euler I will rewrite and post on the subject of infinitesmals (the infinitely small), an idea that is fundamental to a good understanding of calculus. I am rewriting them from a 1795 English translation, and will edit some of the awkward character usage (among other things, the first "s" used in any … Continue reading Letters of Euler to a German Princess, Vol. II, Letter VII