列昂纳德·欧拉,著名数学家、力学家、物理学家和天文学家,生于瑞士的巴塞尔(Basel),死于俄国的彼得堡(Petepbypt)。父亲保罗·欧拉(PaulEuler)是当地加尔文教的牧师,也是一位数学爱好者。曾在巴塞尔大学上学的保罗,是当时著名数学家雅各布·伯努利的高足。但他不想从事数学研究工作,同时也希望小欧拉能与自己一样,长大后在乡村教堂里当牧师。幸运的是,保罗有个“毛病”:高兴的时候,他会抛开天国和上帝,眉飞色舞地讲他对数学 Leonard Euler, a famous mathematician, mechanics, physicist and astronomer, was born in Basel, Switzerland, and died in Petepbypt, Russia. His father Paul Euler is a local Calvinist pastor and a math enthusiast. Paul, who studied at the University of Basel, was a prominent figure of then famous mathematician Jacob Bernoulli. But he did not want to engage in mathematical research work, but also hope that the small Euler with their own, grow up as a pastor in the village church. Fortunately, Paul has a “fault”: when happy, he will put aside the kingdom of heaven and God, vividly talked about his math