Introductio in analysin infinitorum

Euler's number e corresponds to shaded area equal to 1, introduced in chapter VII

Introductio in analysin infinitorum (Latin:[1] Introduction to the Analysis of the Infinite) is a two-volume work by Leonhard Euler which lays the foundations of mathematical analysis. Written in Latin and published in 1748, the Introductio contains 18 chapters in the first part and 22 chapters in the second. It has Eneström numbers E101 and E102.[2][3]

  1. ^ In Latin, analysis was a Neo-Latin borrowing from Greek, and the word form analysin uses the Greek accusative. Calinger, Ronald (2016). Leonhard Euler: Mathematical Genius in the Enlightenment. Princeton University Press. pp. 287–288. ISBN 978-0-691-11927-4.
  2. ^ "E101 -- Introductio in analysin infinitorum, volume 1". The Euler Archive. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  3. ^ "E102 -- Introductio in analysin infinitorum, volume 2". The Euler Archive. Retrieved 2020-10-15.