Tschirnhaus
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Tschirnhaus was a 17th-century German mathematician, physicist, and philosopher known for his work in algebra, optics, and early calculus.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tschirnhaus canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
17th-century mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ philosopher ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
17th century
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early 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Electorate of Saxony
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Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| era | Scientific Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | von Tschirnhaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
algebra
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calculus ⓘ optics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| givenName | Ehrenfried NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later algebraists studying polynomial equations ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christiaan Huygens
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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz NERFINISHED ⓘ René Descartes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Tschirnhaus transformation
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contributions to early calculus ⓘ work on algebraic equations ⓘ work on burning mirrors in optics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
foundations of calculus
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geometrical optics ⓘ polynomial equations ⓘ |
| movement | early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
construction of large burning lenses and mirrors
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development of a method to transform algebraic equations ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Tschirnhaus transformation
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use of high-degree equations reduction ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Tschirnhaus transformation
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burning mirrors ⓘ methods for solving algebraic equations ⓘ |
| occupation |
mathematician
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natural scientist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studies |
mathematics
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philosophy ⓘ physics ⓘ |
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