Gilles Personne de Roberval
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Gilles Personne de Roberval was a 17th-century French mathematician known for his work on geometry, the method of indivisibles, and early developments in integral calculus.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gilles Personne de Roberval canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
human
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mathematician ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Gilles de Roberval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1602-08-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
France
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Picardy NERFINISHED ⓘ Roberval, Oise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1675-10-27 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
biographical dictionaries of mathematicians
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historical works on the history of calculus ⓘ |
| employer | Collège Royal de France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Scientific Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Personne ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
geometry
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integral calculus ⓘ mathematics ⓘ method of indivisibles ⓘ |
| givenName | Gilles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of integral calculus ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Bonaventura Cavalieri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Roberval balance
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Roberval’s method of tangents NERFINISHED ⓘ early work in integral calculus ⓘ method of indivisibles ⓘ quadrature of curves ⓘ work on cycloids ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
French
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Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | Académie Parisienne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
construction of tangents via motion of curves
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geometric interpretation of indivisibles ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chair of Ramus in mathematics at the Collège Royal de France
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professor of mathematics at the Collège Royal de France ⓘ |
| workedOn |
areas under curves
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centers of gravity ⓘ cycloidal curves ⓘ mechanics ⓘ |
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