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'''Johann Samuel König''' (July 31, 1712, [[Büdingen]] |
'''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 (July 31, 1712, Büdingen – August 21, 1757, Zuilenstein near Amerongen) was a mathematician. 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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- ^ The principle of Least Action, Philip E.B. Jourdain, Chicago: The Open Court Publishing Company, 1913; p.25 ftnt.107
- ^ The principle of Least Action, Philip E.B. Jourdain, Chicago: The Open Court Publishing Company, 1913
- ^ The Parsimonious Universe, Stefan Hildebrandt & Anthony Tromba, Springer-Verlag, 1996, p.33 ftnt.2
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