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In The American Mathematical Monthly, March 1994.
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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.