Alembert, Jean le Rond d' Philosophers Philosophy
Jean le Rond d'Alembert, 1717-1783. Leading thinker of the French Enlightenment and a key member of the Encyclopedist movement. He is also remembered for his contributions to calculus and the theory of fluid dynamics.
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- MacTutor History of Mathematics: D'Alembert - Biography of this noted French thinker by J.J. a O\\'Connor and E.F. Robinson. Includes links to a related thinkers in the mathematical tradition.
- Preliminary Discourse to the Encyclopedia of Diderot - D\\'Alembert\\'s foreword to this French Enlightenment classic, translated a by Richard Hooker.
- Jean-le-Rond D'Alembert (1717 - 1783) - An excerpt from W.W. Rouse Ball\\'s 1908 book, a "A Short History of Mathematics". Emphasizes D\\'Alembert\\'s work a in calculus and fluid dynamics.
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