Clairaut
Americannoun
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This generality increased tenfold the difficulties of the problem; neither Clairaut nor D'Alembert was, however, arrested by them.
From Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men by Grant, Robert
Clairaut, a most eminent mathematician and student of Newton, proceeded to calculate out more exactly the perturbing influence of Jupiter, near which it had passed.
From Pioneers of Science by Lodge, Oliver, Sir
Lepaute and the celebrated mathematician, Clairaut, to determine the amount of the attraction of Jupiter and Saturn on Halley's comet, whose return was expected in that year.
From Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind by Zahm, John Augustine
It was not till 1747 that Clairaut reconciled this with the theory, and showed why Newton’s calculation was not exact.
From History of Astronomy by Forbes, George
The route was always, within the limits of precision of the calculations, that which Clairaut had indicated beforehand.
From Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men by Grant, Robert
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