E522 -- De formatione fractionum continuarum
(On the formation of continuous fractions)
Summary:
Euler uses the method of recursive formulas to convert polynomials into continued fractions.
According to the
records, it was presented to the St. Petersburg Academy on September 4, 1775.
Publication:
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Originally published in Acta Academiae Scientarum Imperialis Petropolitinae 3, 1782, pp. 3-29
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Opera Omnia: Series 1, Volume 15, pp. 314 - 337
- A handwritten French translation of this treatise can be found in the Library of the observatory in
Uccle, near Brussels.
Documents Available:
- Original Publication: E522
- English Translation (Jordan Bell): E522
- German Translation (Alexander Aycock): E522
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