English Title
A specimen of a singular algorithm
Enestrom Number
281
Fuss Index
92
Original Language
Latin
Archive Notes
According to Jacobi, a treatise with this title was read to the Berlin Academy on July 21, 1757. According to St. Petersburg Academy records, it was presented to that Academy on October 15, 1759.
Content Summary
Euler presents elementary properties of continued fractions and convergents. This paper is related to E323, the solution to the Pell equation, and the Euclidean algorithm. It is also related to E454.
Published as
Journal article
Published Date
1764
Written Date
1757
Original Source Citation
Novi Commentarii academiae scientiarum Petropolitanae, Volume 9, pp. 53-69.
Opera Omnia Citation
Series 1, Volume 15, pp.31-49.
Record Created
2018-09-25
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