Stevin

[ stuh-vahyn ]

noun

1. Si·mon [see, -mawn], 1548–1620, Dutch mathematician and physicist.

Example Sentences

Stevin of Bruges reckons up 2170 monosillables, which being compounded, how richly do they grace a tongue.

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It is interesting to note that Wright translated Stevin's work into English.

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Stevin supposed a chain to be placed over two inclined planes, and to hang down in the manner represented in the figure.

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Stevin was a noted mathematician, and also experimented in the construction of wheel vehicles about 1600.

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Stevin also built a smaller sail vehicle, similar to the one just described, that carried from five to eight persons.

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