Adrien Ulacq
Adrien Ulacq was a Flemish mathematician, best known for his logarithmic tables.[1]
Life[]
He was originally of Flemish ethnicity from Gouda, Holland.[2]
Career[]
In 1628, he modified the logarithmic tables of Briggs and added more details to them.[3]
He filled up the gap in the numbers between 20,000 and 90,000 in the logarithmic tables.[2]
The logarithmic tables produced by Ulacq proved to be extremely useful for land surveyors.
Honours[]
His achievements in logarithms and mathematics have been noted by several authors and sources.
These include the Lexicon Technicum.[4]
It also includes Diderot's Encyclopédie.[5]
References[]
- ^ Lover, Google (2011-04-02). "Logarithm - Mathematics". Mathematics.health-tips-diseases.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ Jump up to: a b An Account of the Life, Writings, and Inventions of John Napier, of Merchiston - David Stewart Erskine Earl of Buchan, Walter Minto. R. Morison, junr. 1787. p. 81. Retrieved 2014-01-05 – via Internet Archive.
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- ^ http://www.gobcan.es/educacion/3/Usrn/fundoro/archivos%20adjuntos/publicaciones/otros_idiomas/ingles/penelope/lefort_logarithms_en.pdf
- ^ Harris, John (1723). Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences ... - John Harris - Google Books. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ "Page:Diderot - Encyclopedie 1ere edition tome 9.djvu/630 - Wikisource" (in French). Fr.wikisource.org. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
External links[]
Categories:
- 17th-century Dutch mathematicians
- People from Gouda, South Holland