Tabula Geographica Hemisphaerii Australis...
| Reference: | S37045 |
| Author | Leonhard EULER |
| Year: | 1753 |
| Zone: | Southern Hemisphere |
| Printed: | Berlin |
| Measures: | 315 x 315 mm |
€600.00
| Reference: | S37045 |
| Author | Leonhard EULER |
| Year: | 1753 |
| Zone: | Southern Hemisphere |
| Printed: | Berlin |
| Measures: | 315 x 315 mm |
€600.00
Description
Hand colored copperplate engraving map of Southern Hemisphere on 2 sheets, extracted from a geographical atlas first published in 1753 by Leonhard Euler.
Relief shown pictorially. Shows Tasmania and New Guinea still joined to Australia, South Africa, South America.
Published in the rare Atlas geographicus omnes orbis terrarum regiones in XLI tabulis exhibens : jussu Academiae regiae scient. et eleg. litt. Boruss. ad emendatiora, quae adhuc prodiere exempla descriptus atque ad usum potissimum scholarum et institutionem juventutis editus = Atlas geographique representant en XLI cartes toutes les regions de la terre : gravé par ordre de l'Académie royale des sciences et belles lettres de Prusse d'apres les meilleurs exemplaires qui ayent paru jusqu'icy a l'usage principalement des ecoles. Berolini : Ex officina Michaelis MDCCLIII.
Copperplate with fine origibal colour, very good condition.
Leonhard EULER (Basilea 1707 - San Pietroburgo 1783)
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Was a Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, logician and engineer who made important and influential discoveries in many branches of mathematics like infinitesimal calculus and graph theory while also making pioneering contributions to several branches such as topology and analytic number theory. He also introduced much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation, particularly for mathematical analysis, such as the notion of a mathematical function.He is also known for his work in mechanics, fluid dynamics, optics, astronomy, and music theory.
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Leonhard EULER (Basilea 1707 - San Pietroburgo 1783)
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Was a Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, logician and engineer who made important and influential discoveries in many branches of mathematics like infinitesimal calculus and graph theory while also making pioneering contributions to several branches such as topology and analytic number theory. He also introduced much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation, particularly for mathematical analysis, such as the notion of a mathematical function.He is also known for his work in mechanics, fluid dynamics, optics, astronomy, and music theory.
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