Adrien-Marie Legendre: Quick Facts
Facts
| Born | September 18, 1752 • Paris • France |
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| Died | January 10, 1833 (aged 80) • Paris • France |
| Notable Works | “Elements of Geometry” • “Nouvelles méthodes pour la détermination des orbites des comètes” • “Théorie des nombres” • “Traité des fonctions elliptiques” |
| Subjects Of Study | elliptic function • elliptic integral • pi • quadratic reciprocity law • least squares method |
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