What is the Opera Omnia Leonhard Euler project?

The Opera Omnia Leonhard Euler is an ongoing international publishing project dedicated to compiling all of the scientific writings, printed works, and correspondence of the Swiss polymath Leonhard Euler. Undertaken by the Euler Committee of the Swiss Academy of Sciences since 1908, the collection gathers materials from St Petersburg and elsewhere in their original languages. In 2022, the compiled works, excluding ongoing correspondence, were made freely available online.

What we know

• The project was undertaken by the Euler Committee of the Swiss Academy of Sciences, which was established in 1908. [2]
• Leonhard Euler authored 866 publications, and his extensive writings and correspondence form the basis of the Opera Omnia collection. [4]
• The Petersburg Academy of Sciences supported the project by lending out its Euler materials in 1910. [2]
• The Opera Omnia, excepting certain correspondences still being compiled, was made available online in 2022. [2]

Where to go next

• whoWho was Leonhard Euler?
• a case in pointWhat is Euler's identity?
• the bigger pictureHow are complete works editions prepared?
• whenWhen did the Euler Committee start the project?
• how we knowHow did the Petersburg Academy contribute to the texts?
• an unexpected connectionHow did Bernoulli and Euler end up together online?The digital platform hosting Euler's Opera Omnia also makes the entire work of the Bernoulli family and their scientific environment freely available online.

Sources

• [1]Opera Omnia Leonhard Euler (Wikidata Q110363098) · CC0 1.0
• [2]Opera Omnia Leonhard Euler · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [3]Complete works · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [4]Leonhard Euler · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [5]Euler's identity · CC BY-SA 4.0