Historedia
Person

Leonhard Euler

Events
2
Episodes
4
Years
1748–1767

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Leonhard Euler, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Euler publishes Introductio in analysin infinitorum

    1748

    Role: Author

    1. 1748 · UnspecifiedPublication of Introductio in analysin infinitorum

      Euler published his two-volume Latin work on mathematical analysis in 1748.

  2. Publication of the First Nautical Almanac

    1767

    Role: Lunar Theory tables corrected by Mayer for the almanac

    1. 1767 · Royal Observatory, GreenwichPublication of the first annual volume

      The first issue of The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris, for 1767, was published from the Royal Greenwich Observatory under Maskelyne's oversight.

    2. 1767 · Royal Observatory, GreenwichLunar distance tables for finding longitude at sea

      The inaugural 1767 issue's distinctive feature was tabulated lunar distances, the first nautical almanac data dedicated to convenient longitude determination at sea.

    3. 1767 · Royal Observatory, GreenwichGreenwich meridian as longitude reference

      Because almanac observations were made at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the Greenwich meridian became the longitude reference for the Royal Navy and Admiralty charts.

Sources

  1. Introductio in analysin infinitorum Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
  2. Nevil Maskelyne Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29