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Little is known about the life of Daviet de Foncenex.<ref>All the biographical data are from {{smallcaps|de Andrade Martins}}, page 402.</ref> Born in Savoy, he studied in the ''Scuola di Artilleria di Torino'' under the professorship of [[Joseph-Louis Lagrange|Lagrange]], two years younger than him. In 1759 he was named member of the ''Accademia delle Scienze di Torino''. He was appointed lieutenant in the army of the [[Kingdom of Sardinia]] (the king of Sardinia was the ruler of the [[Duchy of Savoy]]) and after some promotions in the army, he was governor of [[Sassari]] ( |
Little is known about the life of Daviet de Foncenex.<ref>All the biographical data are from {{smallcaps|de Andrade Martins}}, page 402.</ref> Born in Savoy, he studied in the ''Scuola di Artilleria di Torino'' under the professorship of [[Joseph-Louis Lagrange|Lagrange]], two years younger than him. In 1759 he was named member of the ''Accademia delle Scienze di Torino''. He was appointed lieutenant in the army of the [[Kingdom of Sardinia]] (the king of Sardinia was the ruler of the [[Duchy of Savoy]]) and after some promotions in the army, he was governor of [[Sassari]] (1790–91) and of [[Villefranche-sur-Mer]]. In 1792 he participated in the wars against french revolutionary army, and he was judged by treason and imprisoned for one year. |
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Foncenex published in the years 1759-1760 two important papers in the journal of the Academy, ''Miscellanea Taurinensis'':<ref>{{smallcaps|Benvenuto}}, page 126.</ref> the first one (1759) about [[imaginary numbers]] is titled ''Mémoire sur les logarithmes des quantités négatives''<ref>{{smallcaps|Dhombres}}, page 285.</ref> and has an extension titled ''Éclaircissements sur les quantités imaginaires''; more important is the second one, titled ''Sur les principes fondamentaux de la méchanique'' (1761).<ref>{{smallcaps|Benvenuto}}, pages 127-135.</ref> In four sections (law of inertia, composition of forces, equilibrium and law of the lever) he tried to establish the ''a priori'' fundamental laws of mechanics.<ref>{{smallcaps|de Andrade Martins}}, pages 398-399.</ref> |
Foncenex published in the years 1759-1760 two important papers in the journal of the Academy, ''Miscellanea Taurinensis'':<ref>{{smallcaps|Benvenuto}}, page 126.</ref> the first one (1759) about [[imaginary numbers]] is titled ''Mémoire sur les logarithmes des quantités négatives''<ref>{{smallcaps|Dhombres}}, page 285.</ref> and has an extension titled ''Éclaircissements sur les quantités imaginaires''; more important is the second one, titled ''Sur les principes fondamentaux de la méchanique'' (1761).<ref>{{smallcaps|Benvenuto}}, pages 127-135.</ref> In four sections (law of inertia, composition of forces, equilibrium and law of the lever) he tried to establish the ''a priori'' fundamental laws of mechanics.<ref>{{smallcaps|de Andrade Martins}}, pages 398-399.</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:18, 2 August 2015
François Daviet de Foncenex | |
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| Born | 1734 |
| Died | August, 1799 |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy of the Theory and Practice of Artillery |
| Known for | Dimensional analysis |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics Politics |
| Institutions | Sardinian Army |
François Daviet de Foncenex (1734-1799) was a military and mathematician from Savoy in the 18th century.
Life and work
Little is known about the life of Daviet de Foncenex.[1] Born in Savoy, he studied in the Scuola di Artilleria di Torino under the professorship of Lagrange, two years younger than him. In 1759 he was named member of the Accademia delle Scienze di Torino. He was appointed lieutenant in the army of the Kingdom of Sardinia (the king of Sardinia was the ruler of the Duchy of Savoy) and after some promotions in the army, he was governor of Sassari (1790–91) and of Villefranche-sur-Mer. In 1792 he participated in the wars against french revolutionary army, and he was judged by treason and imprisoned for one year.
Foncenex published in the years 1759-1760 two important papers in the journal of the Academy, Miscellanea Taurinensis:[2] the first one (1759) about imaginary numbers is titled Mémoire sur les logarithmes des quantités négatives[3] and has an extension titled Éclaircissements sur les quantités imaginaires; more important is the second one, titled Sur les principes fondamentaux de la méchanique (1761).[4] In four sections (law of inertia, composition of forces, equilibrium and law of the lever) he tried to establish the a priori fundamental laws of mechanics.[5]
In 1789 he published a paper: Récit d'une foudre ascendante éclatée sur la tour du fanal de Villefranche.
Finally, in 1799, he published Principes fondamentaux de la méchanique.
References
Bibliography
- de Andrade Martins, Roberto (2008). "A busca da Ciência a priori no final do Seculo XVIII e a origem da Análise dimensional". In Roberto de Andrade Martins, Lilian Al-Chueyr Pereira Martins, Cibelle Celestino Silva, Juliana Mesquita Hidalgo Ferreira (eds.) (ed.). Filosofia E Historia Da Ciência No Cone Sul. 3 Encontro (in Template:Pt). AFHIC. ISBN 978-1-4357-1633-9.
{{cite book}}:|editor=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link) CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - Benvenuto, Edoardo (1991). An Introduction to the History of Structural Mechanics: Part I: Statics and Resistance of Solids. Springer Verlag. ISBN 978-1-4612-7745-3.
- Dhombres, Jean (2006). "Rhetorique et Algèbre au temps des Lumières. La question de la nature des quantités imaginaires selon Euker, Daviet de Foncenex et Laplace" (PDF). Rendiconti dil Seminario Matematico - Universitá di Torino (in Template:Fr). 64 (Num. 3): 273–298.
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External links
- "Daviet de Foncenex François". Publimath - Base de données bibliographiques sur l'enseignement des mathématiques (in French). Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- "Francesco DAVIET DE FONCENEX". Accademia delle Scienze di Torino (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2015.