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Gilles de Roberval | |
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 Portrait of Gilles Personne de Roberval (1602-1675) at the inauguration of the French Academy of Sciences, 1666, where he was a founding member. | |
| Born | August 10, 1602 |
| Died | October 27, 1675 (aged 73) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Roberval Balance Coining the term 'trochoid' |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematician |
| Institutions | Gervais College, Paris Royal College of France |
| Academic advisors | Étienne Pascal Marin Mersenne |
| Notable students | François du Verdus Isaac Barrow |
Gilles Personne de Roberval (August 10, 1602 – October 27, 1675), French mathematician, was born at Roberval near Beauvais, France. His name was originally Gilles Personne or Gilles Personier, with Roberval the place of his birth.[1]
- ^ Walker, Helen M (1936). "An Unpublished Hydraulic Experiment of Roberval, 1668". Osiris. 1: 726. doi:10.1086/368451. S2CID 145477013.