E555 -- De eximio usu methodi interpolationum in serierum doctrina
(An examination of the use of interpolating methods in the doctrine of series)
Summary:
Euler looks at Fourier series. Euler also uses interpolation methods resembling Newton’s and Lagrange’s.
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 Analytica 1, 1783, pp. 157-210
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Opera Omnia: Series 1, Volume 15, pp. 435 - 497
Documents Available:
- Original Publication: E555
- Alexander Aycock has made draft translations into German and English, available online at Euler-Kreis Mainz.
- The Euler Archive attempts to monitor current scholarship for articles and books that may be of interest to Euler Scholars. Selected references we have found that discuss or cite E555 include:
- Volkert K., “History of pathological functions - on the origins of mathematical methodology.” Archive for History of Exact Sciences, 37 (3), pp. 193-232 (1987).
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