Clairaut
[ klai-roh; French kle-roh ]
noun
A·le·xis Claude [a-lek-seeklohd], /a lɛkˈsi kloʊd/, 1713–65, French mathematician.
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How to use Clairaut in a sentence
The calculation was difficult: Clairaut discovered the means of effecting it.
Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men | Francois AragoTruly, it will not equal that of Newton, who had received the spark divine; nor even that of his collaborator Clairaut.
I shall begin to be jealous of this little impertinent Mademoiselle Clairaut.
The History of Emily Montague | Frances BrookeClairaut made this memorable communication to the Academy of Sciences on the 14th of November, 1758.
The Story of the Heavens | Robert Stawell BallD'Alembert, Clairaut, and others attacked the problem, but were led to just the same result.
Pioneers of Science | Oliver Lodge
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