ABSTRACT
Frederick the Great, who considered himself the most important and most enlightened ruler in Europe, was enthusiastic about accumulating an impressive collection of scholars to stock his academy. Only the best were good enough for Frederick . Since Euler was clearly the most brilliant and most productive mathematician in the world, he was a natural choice. Frederick ’s off er to Euler promised a salary of 1,600 Taler per year in addition to 500 Taler to cover his moving expenses. is was a generous off er, which Euler was able to supplement with an additional stipend from St. Petersburg as well, since the academy there still continued to benefi t from and was willing to pay for the works of this amazingly productive scholar. Not only did he continue to write many of the articles that were included in this journal; he also continued to be the general editor in charge of the journal.
