Alexis Claude Clairaut
1713 - 1765
- Born
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07 May 1713
Paris, France
- Died
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17 May 1765
Paris, France
- Nationality
- French
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 27/10/1737
- Catalogue
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Author of
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Translated paper, 'Inquiry concerning the figure of such planets as revolve about an Axis supposing the Density continually to vary, from the Center towards the Surface' by Alexis Claude Clairaut
Creator: Alexis Claude Clairaut Reference number: CLP/8ii/77 -
Letter, from Alexis Clairaut to Cromwell Mortimer, dated at Paris
Creator: Alexis Claude Clairaut, Alexis Claude Clairaut Reference number: EL/C3/2 -
Letter, from Alexis Clairaut to Cromwell Mortimer, dated at Tornea
Creator: Alexis Claude Clairaut, Alexis Claude Clairaut Reference number: EL/C3/17 -
Translation of a letter, from Alexis Clairaut to Cromwell Mortimer, dated at Tornea
Creator: Alexis Claude Clairaut, Alexis Claude Clairaut Reference number: EL/C3/18 -
Paper, 'Investigationes aliquot, ex quibus probatur terrae figuram secundum leges attractionis in ratione inversa quadrati distantiarum maxime ad ellipsin accedere debere [ Some investigations, by which it is proved that the figure of the earth must approach very near to an ellipsis, according to the laws of attraction inversely as the square of the distances]' by Alexis Clairaut
Creator: Alexis Claude Clairaut Reference number: EL/C3/19 -
Translation of a letter, from Alexis Clairaut to Cromwell Mortimer, dated at Paris
Creator: Alexis Claude Clairaut, Alexis Claude Clairaut Reference number: EL/C3/23
Most frequently corresponded with
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Cromwell Mortimer
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