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Why do we consider Euler the greatest mathematician? Do you know how he made mistakes or cheated, and later achieved rigor; what story did Pushkin tell about him? Support the channel: https://boosty.to/wildmathing How I create mathematical animations: • How to create mathematical animations? Courses: vk.com/market-135395111 CONTENTS 0:00 — Do you know exactly who Euler is? 0:55 — Geography, dates, and context 1:42 — First steps in science 2:58 — Applied problems and out of sight 3:42 — The navy guides science 4:07 — Pushkin's tale 4:33 — A minute of phonetics 5:15 — A quote about extrema and diffur 5:41 — Euler's formula for polyhedra 6:24 — The Basel problem 7:00 — The Bernoulli family 8:07 — What was Euler like in life? 9:12 — The Berlin period and areas of activity 10:15 — Euler's most popular book 11:04 — Geometric discoveries 11:41 — Number theory 12:29 — The history of Euler's identity 14:00 — Symbolism 14:32 — Mathematical analysis 15:17 — Loss of sight 16:40 — Why do we consider him great? 18:19 — Subtitles CLARIFICATIONS Many sources indicate that Euler lost the sight in his right eye in 1735, and this version is presented in the video. It is based on the memoirs of Nikolai Fuss, a famous student of Euler. But some books indicate that Euler's disease did not affect his vision in 1735, and that problems appeared in 1738. One way or another, in 1740, Euler wrote in a letter to Goldbach that geography cost him an eye. LITERATURE 1) Litvinova E. F. "Leonard Euler. His Life and Scientific Work" 2) Gindikin S. G. "Stories about Physicists and Mathematicians" 3) Sinkevich G. I. "The History of the Most Beautiful Formula in Mathematics. Euler's Identity" 4) Leonard Euler. "Introduction to the Analysis of Infinites" 5) Leonard Euler. «Letters to a German Princess» 6) Leonhard Euler. «Letters to Scientists» 7) Tikhomirov V. M. «Leonard Euler. (On the 300th Anniversary of His Birth)» 8) Robert E. Bradley, C. Edward Sandifer. «Leohard Euler. Life, Work and Legacy» 9) Bell E. T. «Creators of Mathematics» 10) Imre Lakatos. «Proofs and Refutations. How Theorems Are Proved» MATERIALS WITH THE LICENSE Creative Commons: 1) Pachelbel. Canon D (Kevin MacLeod): • Canon in D Major 2) Three Body Problem: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... OTHER BIOGRAPHICAL VIDEOS 1. Galois. Revolutionary in Mathematics: • GALOOS. Revolutionary in Mathematics! 2. Hilbert. The Greatest Problems of the 20th Century: • HILBERT. The Greatest Problems of the 20th Century 3. Ramanujan. A Genius Ahead of His Time: • Ramanujan: A Genius Ahead of His Time 4. Sofia Kovalevskaya. The Queen of Mathematics: • #242. Sofia Kovalevskaya and Her Contribution to ...