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Leonhard Euler
Date Submitted: 03/23/2004 16:25:36
Category: / Society & Culture / People
Length: 2 pages (640 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / People
Length: 2 pages (640 words)
Leonhard Euler
Euler made large bounds in modern analytic geometry and trigonometry. He
made decisive and formative contributions to geometry, calculus and
number theory.
Born: 15 April 1707 in Basel, Switzerland
Died: 18 Sept 1783 in St Petersburg, Russia
Introduction
Euler's father wanted his son to follow him into the church and sent him
to the University of Basel to prepare for the ministry. However geometry
soon became his favourite subject. Euler obtained his father's consent
to change to …
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