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| Name: |
Simon Stevin | | Variant Name: |
Simon Stevinus | | Birth Date: |
1548 | | Death Date: |
1620 | | Place of Birth: |
Bruges, Flanders | | Nationality: |
Dutch | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
mathematician |
summary from source:
 Biography of Simon Stevin
1,227 words, approx. 4 pages
 An encyclopedic mind and a prolific writer on many topics, Stevin, known as "the Dutch Archimedes," contributed to many areas of knowledge, particularly arithmetic, algebra, geometry, physics, optics, mechanics, astronomy, hydrostatics, musical theory,... summary from source:
 Biography of Simon Stevin
1,188 words, approx. 4 pages
Simon Stevin was born in Bruges, Flanders, the son of Antheunis Stevin and Cathelijne van de Poort. As a young man, he began work as a bookkeeper, but soon found work as an itinerant engineer. He traveled widely, visiting France, Germany, and perhaps... summary from source:
 Biography of Simon Stevin
755 words, approx. 3 pages
Stevin was born in Bruges, Flanders, an illegitimate child of socially prominent parents. He began his career as a bookkeeper, but eventually traded a clerical life for one of science. He traveled widely, working as an engineer, and by 1581 he was a...
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 Stevin, Simon (1548-1620) Summary
739 words, approx. 3 pagesBelgian-born Dutch mathematician and engineer Simon Stevin (Latinized to Stevinus, as was the custom of the times) took as his motto, "Wonderful, yet not unfathomable," or, alternatively, "Nothing is the miracle it appears to... summary from source:
 Simon Stevin Summary
600 words, approx. 2 pages1548-1620 Flemish Mathematician and Engineer Simon Stevin was the first to systematically develop the ideas of Archimedes on the equilibrium of solid bodies and liquids. He established the law of equilibrium for bodies on an inclined plane, explained... summary from source:
Simon Stevin Summary
123 words, approx. 1 pages1549-1620 Dutch mathematician and military engineer who founded the science of hydrostatics by showing that the pressure exerted by a liquid upon a given surface depends on the height of the liquid and the area of the surface. While a quartermaster in... summary from source:
 Simon Stevin Information
1,752 words, approx. 6 pages
Simon Stevin (1548/49 – 1620) was a Flemish mathematician and engineer. He was active in a great many areas of science and engineering, both theoretical and practical. He also translated various mathematical terms into Dutch, making it the only...
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 Renaissance Quarterly Simon Stevin 1548-1620: L'emergence de la nouvelle science.(Book review)
03/22/2006: 739 words, approx. 3 pages Hossam Elkhadem and Wouter Bracke, eds. Simon Stevin 1548-1620: L'emergence de la nouvelle science. Bibliotheque Royale de Belgique. Turnhout: Brepols Publishers, 2004. 184 pp. illus. tbls. map. [euro]37.74. ISBN: 2-503-51704-8. Simon Stevin is counted among the foremost propagators of the mathematical... summary from source:
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09/09/2002: 425 words, approx. 1 pages RATING: PG-13 STARRING: Al Pacino,- Rachel Roberts, Catherine Keener, Jay Mohr, and Winona Ryder DIRECTOR: Andrew Niccol PRODUCERS: Andrew Niccol and Daniel Lupi EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Bradley Camp, Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, and Stacey Sher DISTRIBUTOR: New Line Cinema GENRE: Comedy/Satire INTENDED AUDIENCE: Teenagers and...
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