birkhauser-science.de Mathematics : History of Mathematics Euler, Leonhard, Mattmüller, Martin, Lemmermeyer, Franz (Eds.) Correspondence of Leonhard Euler with Christian Goldbach Volume 1 Documents the development of many of Euler’s most significant scientific achievements, particularly in number theory, including the Four Squares Theorem, the Pentagonal Number Theorem, Fermat’s Last Theorem, the Goldbach Conjecture, the Euler Formula on complex logarithms and the Birkhäuser Polyhedron Formula Presents a wealth of insights into the protagonists’ biographies and into 1st ed. 2016, XII, 580 p. 53 1st illus. academic life in St. Petersburg and Berlin between 1725 and 1765 edition Provides an ample documentary index featuring hard-to-find biographic and bibliographic information When Leonhard Euler first arrived at the Russian Academy of Sciences, at the age of 20, his Printed book career was supported and promoted by the Academy’s secretary, the Prussian jurist and Hardcover amateur mathematician Christian Goldbach (1690-1764). Their encounter would grow into a Printed book lifelong friendship, as evinced by nearly 200 letters sent over 35 years. This exchange – Euler’s Hardcover most substantial long-term correspondence – has now been edited for the first time with an ISBN 978-3-0348-0892-7 English translation, ample commentary and documentary indices. These present an overview of £ 148,50 | CHF 248,24 | 165,00 € | 18th-century number theory, its sources and repercussions, many details of the protagonists’ 181,50 € (A) | 176,55 € (D) biographies, and a wealth of insights into academic life in St. Petersburg and Berlin between 1725 and 1765. Part I includes an introduction and the original texts of the Euler-Goldbach Available letters, while Part II presents the English translations and documentary indices. Discount group La-Bö,Neue Medien (A) (10%) Order online at springer.com/booksellers Product category Springer Nature Customer Service Center GmbH Contributed volume Customer Service Series Tiergartenstrasse 15-17 Commercium epistolicum 69121 Heidelberg Germany T: +49 (0)6221 345-4301 [email protected] Prices and other details are subject to change without notice. All errors and omissions excepted. Americas: Tax will be added where applicable. Canadian residents please add PST, QST or GST. Please add $5.00 for shipping one book and $ 1.00 for each additional book. Outside the US and Canada add $ 10.00 for first book, $5.00 for each additional book. If an order cannot be fulfilled within 90 days, payment will be refunded upon request. Prices are payable in US currency or its equivalent. ISBN 978-3-0348-0892-7 / BIC: PBX / SPRINGER NATURE: SCM23009 Part of .