BIB_ID
299828
Accession number
MA 3871.47
Creator
Euler, Leonhard, 1707-1783.
Display Date
1749 Sept. 24.
Credit line
Gift of H.P. Kraus, 1979.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 23.4 cm
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters from Euler to Maupertuis. Items in the collection are described in individual records; see MA 3871 and MA 3872 for details.
Summary
A cover letter for Euler's report on the water pumps for the fountains of Frederick II's mansion. Euler notes that he fears the water pressure will be insufficient to create water jets of the height requested by the King.
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