Poincaré
Americannoun
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Jules Henri 1854–1912, French mathematician.
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his cousin Raymond 1860–1934, French statesman: president of France 1913–20.
noun
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Jules Henri (ʒyl ɑ̃ri). 1854–1912, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher. He made important contributions to the theory of functions and to astronomy and electromagnetic theory
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his cousin, Raymond (rɛmɔ̃). 1860–1934, French statesman; premier of France (1912–13; 1922–24; 1926–29); president (1913–20)
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The concept of gravitational waves dates back to 1893 and 1905, when Oliver Heaviside and Henri Poincaré first proposed related ideas.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2025
That group of paintings was made during his time in Hollywood, but they derive from photographs of complex mathematical models by physicist Henri Poincaré that the artist shot in Paris.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024
He was director of the Henri Poincaré Institute and had big plans in the works.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2020
For me, the quest for a breakthrough often requires getting myself into literal motion; one small step for Poincaré but a whole sequence of steps for me.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 7, 2019
"General Joffre then engaged in a short conversation with several journalists, and when they referred to the military medal which M. Poincaré pinned on his chest, he said: '3/8 All this counts for nothing.'"
From Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 16, 1914 by Various
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