Augustin-Louis Cauchy
1789-1857
French Mathematician
During his impressive career Augustin-Louis Cauchy published 789 scientific papers, more than almost any other scientist in the history of science....
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The French mathematician Augustin Louis Cauchy (1789-1857) provided the foundation for the modern period of rigor in analysis. He launched the theory of functions of a complex variable and was its aut...
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Augustin-Louis Cauchy brought formalism to mathematics in the 19th century and defined the concepts of limits, continuity, and derivatives, familiar to modern-day students of calculus. He made contrib...
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Cauchy's father was a brilliant classical scholar who, in his early years, held the post of barrister at the parlement of Normandy. During the terror of the French Revolution, the Cauchy family moved ...
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Augustin-Louis Cauchy
Augustin Louis Cauchy
Augustin-Louis Cauchy
Augustin-Louis Cauchy