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How thoroughly it is ingrained in mathematical science that every real advance goes hand in hand with the invention of sharper tools and simpler methods which, at the same time, assist in understanding earlier theories and in casting aside some more complicated developments.
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Euler Tercentenary Year
Basel
Since 2007 is the three hundredth anniversary of the birth of Leonhard Euler, numerous organizations wordwide are organizing celebrations. The following is a necessarily incomplete listing.
The Leonhard Euler Tercentenary - Basel
Date Event
March 6 Issue of the Euler stamp
March 16 - June 9 Exhibition: Leonhard Euler and the delights of science
at the Public Library of Basel University
April 15 Tercentenary of Euler's birth
April 20 Celebration Ceremony at St. Martin's Church, Basel
April-June Interdisciplinary course of university lectures
May 31 - June 1 International Euler Symposium
June 2- September 23 Exhibition on mathematics - Natural History Museum
September 13 Concert at St. Peter's Church, Basel
September 13-14 Congress of the Swiss Academy of Sciences
For more information on the activities in Basel, click here.