Alembert
Britishnoun
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In memory of that occasion, the child was named Jean Le Rond, and he eventually took the surname d’Alembert.
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D’Alembert is best known for his collaboration on the famed Encyclopédie of human knowledge—a 20-year effort with coauthor Denis Diderot.
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But d’Alembert was more than an encyclopedist.
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It was d’Alembert who realized that it was important to consider the journey as well as the destination.
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D’Alembert realized that the Achilles problem vanishes if you consider the limit of the race.
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