Charles Étienne Louis Camus
Charles Étienne Louis Camus (born August 23, 1699 in Crécy-en-Brie ( France ), † May 4, 1768 in Paris ) was a French mathematician and physicist .
Life and career
Charles Étienne Louis Camus showed his far-reaching talent at an early age . He studied at the Collège de Navarre of the University of Paris , doing mathematics, mechanical and astronomical studies and even dealt with military and civil architecture .
Camus worked as an examiner at various schools and in particular worked as an employee and later also as a member of the French Academy of Sciences . Together with Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis , Alexis Claude Clairaut and Pierre Charles Le Monnier , he took part in the 1736 French expedition to clarify the shape of the earth in Lapland .
He was a member of the Académie des Sciences in Paris.
Scientific work
Camus mainly dealt with problems of mechanics in his scientific work . The textbook Cours de mathématique , published in 1753 , should be emphasized , which for a time was the standard textbook in the mathematical training of officers of the French artillery and engineering troops , although it was later increasingly criticized.
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- Siegfried Gottwald , Hans-Joachim Ilgauds and Karl-Heinz Schlote (ed.): Lexicon of important mathematicians . Verlag Harri Deutsch , Thun 1990, ISBN 3-8171-1164-9 , p. 86 . MR1089881
References and footnotes
- ^ List of members since 1666: Letter C. Académie des sciences, accessed on October 24, 2019 (French).
- ↑ See link in the internet archive!
- ^ In the Lexicon of Eminent Mathematicians (p. 86) it is stated that Camus wrote it between 1749 and 1751.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Camus, Charles Étienne Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French mathematician and physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 23 August 1699 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Crécy-en-Brie |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 4, 1768 |
| Place of death | Paris |