A Comet of the Enlightenment Anders Johan Lexell's Life and Discoveries /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Stén, Johan C.-E (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2014.
• Σειρά: Vita Mathematica ; 17
• Θέματα: Mathematics.; Geometry.; History.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.

The Finnish mathematician and astronomer Anders Johan Lexell (1740–1784) was a long-time close collaborator as well as the academic successor of Leonhard Euler at the Imperial Academy of Sciences in Saint Petersburg. Lexell was initially invited by Euler from his native town of Abo (Turku) in Finlan...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1 Setting the scene
• 2 The humble beginnings
• 3 New prospects in Saint Petersburg
• 4 Formation of an Academician
• 5 Professor of astronomy
• 6 Professional relations and correspondence
• 7 Academic events in Saint Petersburg
• 8 Lexell’s work in mathematics
• 9 Academic Journey 1780–1781
• 10 Return to an Academy in crisis
• 12 A sketch of Lexell’s personality
• 13 Conclusion
• 14 Appendices.