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Jean le Rond d'Alembert, 1717-1783. Leading thinker of the French Enlightenment and a key member of the Encyclopedist movement. He is also remembered for his contributions to calculus and the theory of fluid dynamics.

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• Jean-le-Rond D'Alembert (1717 - 1783)

  http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/HistMath/People/DAlembert/RouseBall/RB_DAlembert.html
  An excerpt from W.W. Rouse Ball's 1908 book, "A Short History of Mathematics". Emphasizes D'Alembert's work in calculus and fluid dynamics.

• MacTutor History of Mathematics: D'Alembert

  http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/D'Alembert.html
  Biography of this noted French thinker by J.J. O'Connor and E.F. Robinson. Includes links to related thinkers in the mathematical tradition.

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