Leonhard Euler’s Letters to a German Princess: A milestone in the history of physics textbooks and more examines the life and work of Euler and his legacy as the foremost mathematician, theoretical physicist and theoretical astronomer during the 18th-century Enlightenment. Over two years, from 1760 to 1762, Euler wrote 234 letters to two princesses on different topics including astronomy, music, optics, magnetism, electricity, motion and navigation. Today, 250 years later, we study this work of Euler’s as a foundation for the history of physics teaching, and analyze the letters from a historical and pedagogical point of view. This book includes selected full and abbreviated letters and a summary of the physics content.
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