Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis
Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis
Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis
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Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis Science
a French mathematician, mechanical engineer and scientist. He is best known for his work on the supplementary forces that are detected in a rotating frame of reference, leading to the Coriolis effect
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Born
21 May 1792 Paris, France
Died
19 September 1843 (aged 51) Paris, France
Nationality
French
Known for
Coriolis effect
Fields
Mathematics, Physics
Alma mater
École Polytechnique
Institutions
École Centrale Paris École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées École Polytechnique
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France
era
1800+