Johann Heinrich Lambert: Quick Facts

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Born	August 26, 1728 • Mulhouse • Alsace
Died	September 25, 1777 (aged 49) • Berlin • Germany
Notable Works	“Die Theorie der Parallellinien” • “Neues Organon”
Subjects Of Study	hyperbolic functions • irrational number • light • pi • measurement

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Johann Lambert, detail of a lithograph by Gottfried Englemann, after a portrait by Pierre-Roch Vigneron

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