Title: Gamma
Description: Exploring Euler's constant.
Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) introduced gamma as the limit of the sum of 1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + . . . up to 1/n, minus the natural logarithm of n--the numerical value being 0.5772156. Unlike its more celebrated colleagues p and e, the exact nature of gamma remains a mystery.
Subjects: Mathematics, Mathematician, Euler, Gamma, logarithm, Mathematical constants, Eulersche Konstante, Zahl gamma, Euler, leonhard, 1707-1783, Gamma functions
People: Leonhard Euler (1707-1783)
Time periods: 1707-1783