E552 -- Observationes circa divisionem quadratorum per numeros primos
(Observations about the division of squares by prime numbers)
Summary:
Euler begins with a review of the funamental properties of quadratic residues, as outlined in E242, e.g. conditions for -1 to be a quadratic residue (theorems 4 & 5).
According to the records, it was presented to the St. Petersburg Academy on May 18, 1772.
Publication:
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Originally published in Opuscula varii argumenti 1, 1783, pp. 64-84
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Opera Omnia: Series 1, Volume 3, pp. 497 - 512
- Reprinted in Commentat. arithm. 2, 1849, pp. 477-486 [E552a]
- An English translation of selections of E552 is published in D. J. Struik's A Source Book in Mathematics, 1200-1800 (1969, Harvard University Press), pp. 40-46.
Documents Available:
- Original publication: E552
- German translation (Alexander Aycock and Arseny Skryagin): E552
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