Jean Le Rond d'Alembert

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Jean le Rond d'Alembert  (1717–1783)  wikidata:Q153232 s:en:Author:Jean le Rond d'Alembert q:en:Jean le Rond d'Alembert
 
Jean le Rond d'Alembert
Alternative names
Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert; Jean Le Rond; Jean Le Rond D'Alembert; Jean Le Rond d' Alembert; D'Alembert
Description French philosopher, mathematician, physicist, musicologist, translator and writer
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Location of birth/death Paris Paris
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Jean Le Rond d'Alembert (November 16, 1717 – October 29, 1783) was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist and philosopher. He was also co-editor with Denis Diderot of the Encyclopédie. D'Alembert's method for the wave equation is named after him.


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