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Encyclopedia > Gaspard de Prony

Gaspard Clair François Marie Riche de Prony (July 22, 1755 - July 29, 1839) was a French mathematician and engineer, who worked on hydraulics.


He was Engineer-in-Chief of the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.


See also: Prony equation.


External link

  • Gaspard de Prony (http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/De_Prony.html)

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De_Prony (print-only) (1003 words)
De Prony was educated at the Benedictine College at Toissei in Doubs.
De Prony lost his position as professor there and was not part of the reorganisation committee.
One of de Prony's most important scientific inventions was the 'de Prony brake' which he invented in 1821 to measure the performance of machines and engines.
Gaspard de Prony at AllExperts (200 words)
Gaspard Clair François Marie Riche de Prony (July 22, 1755 - July 29, 1839) was a French mathematician and engineer, who worked on hydraulics.
In 1792, de Prony began a major task of producing logarithmic and trigonometric tables, the Cadastre.
One of de Prony's important scientific inventions was the 'de Prony brake' which he invented in 1821 to measure the performance of machines and engines.
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