Pierre Louis Maupertuis

Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (July 17, 1698 – July 27, 1759) was a French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters. He is often credited with having invented the principle of least action.

Books

The following are his most important works:

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• Sur la figure de la terre (Paris, 1738)
• Discours sur la parallaxe de la lune (Paris, 1741)
• Discours sur la figure des astres (Paris, 1742)
• Eléments de la géographie (Paris, 1742)
• Lettre sur la comète de 1742 (Paris, 1742)
• Astronomie nautique (Paris, 1745 and 1746)
• Vénus physique (Paris, 1745)
• Essai de cosmologie (Amsterdam, 1750).

His ?uvres were published in 1752 at Dresden and in 1756 at Lyons ;

Related Topics:
1752 - 1756

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