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Anders Johan Lexell's Life and Discoveries
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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 Finland to Saint Petersburg to assist in the mathematical processing of the astronomical data of the forthcoming transit of Venus of 1769. A few years later he became an ordinary member of the Academy. This is the first-ever full-length biography devoted to Lexell and his prolific scientific output. His rich correspondence especially from his grand tour to Germany, France and England reveals him as a lucid observer of the intellectual landscape of enlightened Europe. In the skies, a comet, a minor planet and a crater on the Moon named after Lexell also perpetuate his memory.
Release date NZ
August 23rd, 2016
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Illustrations
16 Illustrations, color; 30 Illustrations, black and white; XVI, 300 p. 46 illus., 16 illus. in color.
Pages
300
Dimensions
155x235x17
ISBN-13
9783319345321
Product ID
25738030

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