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Siméon-Denis Poisson: Quick Facts

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Born June 21, 1781 • France
Died April 25, 1840 (aged 58) • France
Awards And Honors Copley Medal (1832)
Subjects Of Study Fourier series • definite integral • electricity • electromagnetism • Poisson distribution

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