Alexis Clairaut
Alexis Claude Clairaut
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a French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist. He was a prominent Newtonian whose work helped to establish the validity of those principles
Born
13 May 1713 Paris
Died
17 May 1765 (aged 52) Paris
Nationality
French
Known for
Clairaut's theorem Clairaut's theorem on equality of mixed partials Clairaut's equation Clairaut's relation Apsidal precession
Fields
Mathematics
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France
era
1600-1800