Jean François d'Aubuisson de Voisins
Jean François d'Aubuisson de Voisins (born August 17, 1769 (1762?) In Toulouse , † August 20, 1841 there ) was a French engineer and geologist. From 1797 to 1802 he studied geology and mineralogy with Abraham Gottlob Werner at the Bergakademie Freiberg (Saxony) . His date of birth is also given in some sources as 1762 or April 16, 1769, and the date of his death as August 21, 1841.
The poet Novalis learned mathematics from him in private lessons.
In 1803 he wrote a treatise on basalt and published it in Paris. In 1819 a textbook on geognosy ("Knowledge of the Earth") followed with a second edition in 1828. He also wrote a textbook on hydraulics , also in two editions (1834 and 1840). From 1817 to 1828 he dealt with the water supply and distribution in Toulouse.
The Darcy-Weisbach equation is said to come from him (1834) and Julius Weisbach instead of Henry Darcy and Weisbach.
Works
- Mémoire sur la mesure des hauteurs à l'aide du baromètretions sur. Paris 1810 digitized
- Account of the Basalts of Saxony, with Observations on the Origin of Basalt in General . A. Constable, 1814 (English translation from the original)
- Textbook of Geognosie ( Traité de Géognosie ) or presentation of today's knowledge of the physical and mineralogical properties of the earth's body 1819, 2nd edition 1828, Strasbourg and Paris
- Geognosy, or representation of the current knowledge about the physical and mineral composition of the globe. Dresden 1821 digitized
Web links
- Jean-François D'AUBUISSON DE VOISINS (1762–1841)
- Davis A. Young: Mind over magma: the story of igneous petrology. limited preview in Google Book search
- Jean François d'Aubuisson de Voisins
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- ^ Two Notable French Men of Science. In: Nature Volume 148, August 30, 1941, pp. 253-253 doi : 10.1038 / 148253b0
- ↑ Knut Radbruch: Building blocks for a cultural philosophy of mathematics. Books on Demand, 2009, ISBN 978-3-937-21931-8 , p. 17. Limited preview in Google Book Search
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Aubuisson de Voisin, Jean François d ' |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aubuisson de Voisins, Jean François d ' |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French engineer and geologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 17, 1762 or April 16, 1769 or August 17, 1769 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toulouse |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 20, 1841 or August 21, 1841 |
| Place of death | Toulouse |