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'''Johann Samuel König''' (July 31, 1712, [[Büdingen]] - August 21, 1757, [[Huis Zuylenstein|Zuilenstein]] near [[Amerongen]]) was a mathematician. [[Johann Bernoulli]] instructed both König and [[Pierre Louis Maupertuis]] as pupils during the same period.<ref> The principle of Least Action, Philip E.B. Jourdain, Chicago: The Open Court Publishing Company, 1913; p.25 ftnt.107 </ref> König is remembered largely for his disagreements with [[Leonhard Euler]], concerning the [[principle of least action]].<ref> The principle of Least Action, Philip E.B. Jourdain, Chicago: The Open Court Publishing Company, 1913 </ref> He is also remembered as a tutor to [[Émilie du Châtelet]], one of the few female physicists of the 18th century.<ref> The Parsimonious Universe, Stefan Hildebrandt & Anthony Tromba, Springer-Verlag, 1996, p.33 ftnt.2 </ref>
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'''Johann Samuel König''' (31 July 1712 – 21 August 1757) was a German mathematician.

==Biography==
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[[Johann Bernoulli]] instructed both König and [[Pierre Louis Maupertuis]] as pupils during the same period.<ref>The principle of Least Action, Philip E.B. Jourdain, Chicago: The Open Court Publishing Company, 1913; p. 25 ftnt.107</ref> König is remembered largely for his disagreements with [[Leonhard Euler]], concerning the [[principle of least action]].<ref>''The Principle of Least Action'' by Philip E. B. Jourdain, Chicago: The Open Court Publishing Company, 1913</ref> He is also remembered as a tutor to [[Émilie du Châtelet]], one of the few female physicists of the 18th century.<ref>''The Parsimonious Universe'' by Stefan Hildebrandt & Anthony Tromba, Springer-Verlag, 1996, p. 33 note 2.</ref>

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File:Acta Eruditorum - V geometria monete, 1735 – BEIC 13454660.jpg|Illustration about the article ''De nova quadam facili delineatu trajectoria...'' from ''[[Acta Eruditorum]]'', 1735
File:Acta Eruditorum - I geometria, 1738 – BEIC 13460219.jpg|Illustration about the article ''De centro inertiae...'' from ''Acta Eruditorum'', 1738
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Latest revision as of 12:08, 30 August 2024

Johann Samuel König
Born(1712-07-31)31 July 1712
Büdingen
Died21 August 1757(1757-08-21) (aged 45)
Zuilenstein near Amerongen
Known forKönig's theorem
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics

Johann Samuel König (31 July 1712 – 21 August 1757) was a German mathematician.

Biography

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Johann Bernoulli instructed both König and Pierre Louis Maupertuis as pupils during the same period.[1] König is remembered largely for his disagreements with Leonhard Euler, concerning the principle of least action.[2] He is also remembered as a tutor to Émilie du Châtelet, one of the few female physicists of the 18th century.[3]

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  • Illustration about the article De nova quadam facili delineatu trajectoria... from Acta Eruditorum, 1735
    Illustration about the article De nova quadam facili delineatu trajectoria... from Acta Eruditorum, 1735
  • Illustration about the article De centro inertiae... from Acta Eruditorum, 1738
    Illustration about the article De centro inertiae... from Acta Eruditorum, 1738

Notes

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  1. ^ The principle of Least Action, Philip E.B. Jourdain, Chicago: The Open Court Publishing Company, 1913; p. 25 ftnt.107
  2. ^ The Principle of Least Action by Philip E. B. Jourdain, Chicago: The Open Court Publishing Company, 1913
  3. ^ The Parsimonious Universe by Stefan Hildebrandt & Anthony Tromba, Springer-Verlag, 1996, p. 33 note 2.
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  • O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Johann Samuel König", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
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