Memoirs of J. Bernoulli. £5 



October 1759. Defcended of a family rendered illuftrious 

 by three geometricians of the firft clafs, and four other 

 mathematicians of great reputation *, he diftinguifhed him- 

 felf early by his talents and genius, improved by uncommon 

 affiduity and great application to ftudy. Having finimed 

 his courfe of humanity, he was lent to Neufchatel to learn 

 the French language, as is cuftomary at Baflej and on hi» 

 return, being admitted to the degree of mailer of arts, he 

 entered his name as a fiudent in law, and attended the 

 lectures of the profeflbrs of law in that univerfity with fuch 

 fucccfs, that, in 1778^ he found himfelf in a condition to 



» 1. James Bernoulli, prof..- (Tor of mathematics at B-ifle, member of 

 the academies of Paris and Berlin, born at Bafle the *7th of December 

 1654, died there Auguft 16, 1705. 



2. John Bernoulli, brother of the preceding, profeffor of mathematics 

 at Groningen, and afterwards at B..ile, member of the academies of 

 Pcterfburgh, Paiis and Berlin, of the Royal Society of London, of the In* 

 ftitute of Bologna, &c. born at B^ile, July 27, 1667 ; died there Jan r, 

 1748. 



3. Nicholas Bernoulli, nephew of the two preceding, profeffor of mathe- 

 matics at Padua, afterwards profeiTbr of logic and then of law at Bade, 

 member of the Academy of Sciences and Belles Lettres at Berlin, member 

 of the Royal Society of London and the Inftitute of Bologna ; born ai 

 Baile, October kj, 16S7 ; died there November 29, 1759. 



4. Nicholas Bernoulli, lbn of No. 2, licentiate of law, profeffor of law at 

 Berne, and afterwards profeffor of mathematics at Peterfburgh, meniber 

 of the Inftitute of Bologna; born at Bafle, January 17, 1695; died at 

 Peterfburgh, July 26, 1726. 



5. Daniel Bernoulli, brother of the preceding, M.D. profeffor of mathe- 

 matics at Pcterfburgh, afterwards profeffor of anatomy and botany at Bafle, 

 and then profeffor of natural philofophy in the fame, member of the Aca- 

 demy of Peterfburgh, Paris and Berlin, and of the Royal Society of 

 London ; born at Groeningen, January 29, 1700 ; died at Bafle, March 17, 

 17S2. 



6. John Bernoulli, brother of the t\yo precending, L.L.D. profeffor of 

 eloquence, and afterwards of mathematics at Bafle, member of the Acad 

 of Paris and Berlin ; born at Bafle, May 18, 1710 ; died there, July 17, 



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