Clairaut
Americannoun
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The theory of the planetary movements is identified with the name of Laplace; hardly is a passing allusion made to the eminent labours of D'Alembert, of Clairaut, of Euler, of Lagrange.
From Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men by Robert Grant
CUVIER.—A walled-plain, about 50 miles in diameter, on the S.E. of Clairaut.
From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Thomas Gwyn Elger
Clairaut, assisted by Lalande, found that Saturn would retard the comet 100 days, Jupiter 518 days, and predicted its return to perihelion on April 13th, 1759.
From History of Astronomy by George Forbes
D'Alembert, Clairaut, and others attacked the problem, but were led to just the same result.
From Pioneers of Science by Sir Oliver Lodge
Clairaut made this memorable communication to the Academy of Sciences on the 14th of November, 1758.
From The Story of the Heavens by Sir Robert S. (Robert Stawell) Ball
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