Louis Poinsot

(1777–1859) Mathematician

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Louis Poinsot was a mathematician.

Quick Facts About Louis Poinsot

Born: January 3, 1777
Died: December 5, 1859
Profession: Mathematician

About Louis Poinsot

[Wikidata] French mathematician and physicist (1777-1859)... | [Wikipedia] Louis Poinsot was a French mathematician and physicist. Poinsot was the inventor of geometrical mechanics, showing how a system of forces acting on a rigid body could be resolved into a single force and a couple.

Quotes by Louis Poinsot

“For we may remark generally of our mathematical researches, that these auxiliary quantities, these long and difficult calculations into which we are…

Louis Poinsot

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