Jacob Bernoulli continued to hold the chair of mathematics at Basel until his death in 1705 when the chair was filled by his brother Johann. Jacob had always found the properties of the logarithmic spiral to be almost magical and he had requested that it be carved on his tombstone with the Latin inscription Eadem Mutata Resurgo meaning "I shall arise the same though changed".
Jacob Bernoulli patuloy na humawak ng upuan ng matematika at Basel hanggang sa kanyang kamatayan sa 1705 kapag ang upuan ay puno ng kanyang mga kapatid na lalaki Johann. Jacob had palaging natagpuan ang pag-aari ng logarithmic likaw na maging halos kahima-himala at siya ay may hiniling na ito maging kinatay sa kanyang lapida sa Latin Eadem Mutata Resurgo ibig sabihin "ako ay arise ang parehong bagaman ay nagbago".