1782
ID: 433
Euler introduces generating functions to solve partition problems, powerful tool for combinatorics
ID: 433
1782
ID: 613
Gaspard Monge develops differential geometry for engineering - mathematical description of curved surfaces
ID: 613
1782
ID: 614
Crèvecoeur's 'Letters from an American Farmer' - creates pastoral fantasy confirming Rousseauian prejudices
ID: 614
1782
ID: 612
July 16, 1782
Congress of Wilhelmsbad at Rothschild's castle - Illuminist rationalism infiltrates Masonic lodges
ID: 612