Die Werke von Daniel Bernoulli

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The first volume of Daniel Bernoulli's Collected Works showcases his remarkable versatility, covering diverse topics such as physiology, formal logic, mathematical analysis, hydrodynamics, and positional astronomy. His interactions with Italian scientists sparked several controversies, documented in this volume, culminating in the publication of his first book, Exercitationes mathematicae, in 1724. Notably, his discussions with mathematician Jacopo Riccati on second-order differential equations and Newtonian fluid dynamics are highlighted. Additionally, the volume includes texts from Bernoulli's tenure at the Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg, where he contributed to physiological research on muscle movement and the human eye's blind spot, alongside his sole paper in positional astronomy. This last work, prompted by a prize question from the Paris Académie des Sciences, led to significant disputes, which are also chronicled here, along with three competing treatises. To further document his contributions to physiology, the volume features Bernoulli's 1737 academic ceremonial speech, De Vita, where he first outlines the circulation of blood by the heart, later expanded upon by his student, Daniel Passavant.