Mathematician:Julius Peter Christian Petersen

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Mathematician

Danish mathematician who worked on many areas of mathematics and wrote several textbooks.

Perhaps best known for the Petersen graph.


Nationality

Danish


History

  • Born: 16 June 1839, Sorø on Zealand
  • Died: 19 April 1914


Theorems and Definitions

Results named for Julius Peter Christian Petersen can be found here.

Definitions of concepts named for Julius Peter Christian Petersen can be found here.


Publications

  • 1863: Plane and spherical trigonometry
  • 1866: Methods and theories for the solution of problems of geometrical construction
  • 1871: On equations which can be solved by square roots, with application to the solution of problems by ruler and compass
  • 1877: The theory of algebraic equations
  • 1891: Die Theorie der regulären graphs


Sources