Claude-Louis Mathieu

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Claude-Louis Mathieu
Claude-Louis Mathieu
Born25 November 1783
Died5 March 1875
NationalityFrance
Known fordistance of the stars
Scientific career
Fieldsmathematics
astronomy
InstitutionsBureau des Longitudes

Claude-Louis Mathieu (born in Mâcon on 25 November 1783; died 5 March 1875 in Paris) was a French mathematician and astronomer who began his career as an engineer. He worked with the Bureau des Longitudes and tried to determine the distance of the stars.

References

  • O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Claude-Louis Mathieu", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews

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