This is the fifth 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 XI. Reflections on Divisibility in infinitum, and on Monads. In speaking of the divisibility of body, we must carefully … Continue reading Letters of Euler to a German Princess, Vol. II, Letter XI
Shormann Calculus
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
Studying His Word and His Works 