Adrien Ulacq
Adrien Ulacq was a Flemish mathematician, best known for his logarithmic tables.[1]
Life[edit]
He was originally of Flemish ethnicity from Gouda, Holland.[2]
Career[edit]
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[edit]
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]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Logarithm - Mathematics". Mathematics.health-tips-diseases.com. 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ 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 5 January 2014 – via Internet Archive.
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- ^ Navarro-Loidi, Juan; Llombart, José (2008). "The introduction of logarithms into Spain". Historia Mathematica. 35 (2): 83–101. doi:10.1016/j.hm.2007.09.002. MR 2410155.
- ^ Harris, John (1723). Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences ... - John Harris - Google Books. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "Page:Diderot - Encyclopedie 1ere edition tome 9.djvu/630 - Wikisource" (in French). Fr.wikisource.org. Retrieved 5 January 2014.