Thursday, January 18, 2007

Publication Search

One of the Archive's search options is by publication. In addition to finding a particular Euler article or book, you can also find links to the St. Petersburg and Berlin Journal pages. Both journal series underwent numerous changes, often in concert with political changes of the time. Consequently, the name of a journal may have changed over time. On these pages, we describe how and when these changes progressed.

Also note that most journals have their own pages, and some have a brief description as well. While these descriptions are not complete, we hope to complete this project in the near future.

Euler Archive Historical Resources

As part of our mission, we at the Euler Archive have provided a great deal of historical information to provide context on Euler's life and work. Here's a brief rundown of what's available from the Archive.

18th Century Europe: A short introduction to academic, scientific, and social life in 18th century Europe.

The Life of Euler: While very little has been written in English about Euler's life, we provide (in translation) two eulogies of Euler, by Nicolas Fuss and the Marquis de Condorcet.

Contemporaries: The several people who influenced Euler's career, as well as others who had an impact in the 18th century, are described briefly on this page.

Important Locations: Euler came into contact with a number of different places and institutions during his life. Here, we provide descriptions of the St. Petersburg and Berlin Academies, as well as those in London, Paris, and Turin. The history of these places is tracked from their origins, through the 18th century and Euler's career, and up to the present day. The myriad name changes of these institutions are also given. Finally, we have also included a description of Euler's time in Switzerland.

Timelines: These can be reached through the Life of Euler and Contemporaries pages. The Euler timeline highlights the milestone events of Euler's career; you can click on these items to learn more. The Comparative timeline charts the lifetimes of all individuals from our Contemporaries page.

Outside Resources: Many useful resources on the 18th century, most notably the history of various academies, are given on our resources page.

Sunday, January 14, 2007

Four new translations added

As part of this blog, the Euler Archive administrators will attempt to publish information about updates to the Archive here.
Today I added links to four new translations: E2, E6, E8, and E9. Each of these has been translated, annotated, and transcribed by Ian Bruce. The translations are all available at his Euler: Some Early Papers page.

Friday, January 12, 2007

Searching the Euler Archive

For a while, we independently maintained everything related to the Euler Archive, including the previously mentioned Euler Forums and our self-contained Search Engine. Recently, we have decided to rely on external sources for some applications (such as this blog).

Our second update for the week is a new search feature: we have incorporated a Google "Custom Search Engine" into the Archive. More results are returned after searches, and some of the on-site PDFs are included in the results. However, there are still some pages being left out; we hope to address this issue in the near future.

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Welcome to the Euler Archive Blog!

Thank you for taking the time to visit the new Euler Archive Blog!

As many long-time Euler Archive visitors may recall, a long time ago we at the Euler Archive installed a bulletin board system (The "Euler Forums"), meant to help Euler enthusiasts from around the world communicate more efficiently. Unfortunately, the Forums had to be shut down (the story is recounted in the January 2007 issue of FOCUS, a journal of the MAA). Buoyed by the interest and excitement generated by Euler's 300th birthday (April 15th, 2007), we have decided to reincarnate the forum, in the guise of this blog.

Here we will keep you updated on changes to the Euler Archive, and other news relating to Euler. If there is information you would like to see posted here, feel free to contact us through the Euler Archive contact form. If you have information relating to a particular post, you can also leave a comment.

Thanks for reading!