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Euler and the German Princess
Dora Musielak
In 1760, Leonhard Euler began to write beautiful Letters to a German Princess on Diverse Subjects of Physics and Philosophy. Much has been written about Euler and his work, but we…
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The Marquise du Chatelet: A Controversial Woman of Science
Dora Musielak
No woman of science has lived a more controversial life nor possessed a most contrasting character than Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier, Marquise du Chatelet. One one hand, she was a…
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Euler: Genius Blind Astronomer Mathematician
Dora Musielak
Leonhard Euler, the most prolific mathematician in history, contributed to advance a wide spectrum of topics in celestial mechanics. At the Saint Petersburg Observatory, Euler obse…