English Title
Solution of a problem requiring the rectification of an ellipse
Enestrom Number
52
Fuss Index
353
Original Language
Latin
Archive Notes
According to Eneström, Euler wrote a letter to Daniel Bernoulli in late 1734 indicating that he had solved the primary problem from this paper. See E864, p. 137.
Content Summary
Euler begins with integrals of a certain form, which are really elliptical integrals, and derives second-order ordinary differential equations using the so-called "modular equation" whose solution can be put back through the given integral. Then several geometric problems are solved, which cause special cases of derived differential equations to appear.
Published as
Journal article
Published Date
1741
Written Date
1735
Original Source Citation
Commentarii academiae scientiarum Petropolitanae, Volume 8, pp. 86-98.
Opera Omnia Citation
Series 1, Volume 20, pp.8-20.
Record Created
2018-09-25
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