Claude-Louis Mathieu
Claude-Louis Mathieu | |
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Born | 25 November 1783 |
Died | 5 March 1875 |
Nationality | France |
Known for | distance of the stars |
Scientific career | |
Fields | mathematics astronomy |
Institutions | Bureau 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