Mathematician:Louis Poinsot
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Mathematician
French mathematician and physicist best known for his work in geometry and the embryonic field of graph theory.
Invented the field of geometrical mechanics.
Nationality
French
History
- Born: January 3rd, 1777 in Paris, France.
- Died: December 5th 1859 in Paris, France.
Theorems and Inventions
- Poinsot's Construction
- Kepler-Poinsot Polyhedra (with Johannes Kepler), otherwise known as Poinsot solids.
Definitions of concepts named for Louis Poinsot can be found here.
Publications
- 1803: Eléments de statique
- 1834: Theorie nouvelle de la rotation des corps
Sources
- 1991: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Geometry ... (previous) ... (next): A Chronological List Of Mathematicians
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Poinsot, Louis (1777-1859)