e - A Poem

e - A Poem

Today's Math History Lesson:

2.7182818...

Before "e" was "e"

it was known as "b"

and for a little while as "c",

a triumph of 'E'uler v 'B'ernoulli,

the battle that began as b

in the end went to e.

Wikipedia Article to the Mathematical Constant e

Poetry LINK: the next poem in my blog ...