Claude-Louis Mathieu
| Claude-Louis Mathieu | |
|---|---|
 Claude-Louis Mathieu | |
| Born |
25 November 1783 Mâcon |
| Died |
5 March 1875 Paris |
| Nationality | France |
| Known for | distance of the stars |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields |
mathematics astronomy |
| Institutions | Bureau des Longitudes |
Claude-Louis Mathieu or Louis Mathieu (25 November 1783 in Mâcon – 5 March 1875 in Paris) was a French mathematician and astronomer who began his career as an engineer. He worked with the Bureau des Longitudes and tried to determine the distance of the stars.
References
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Claude-Louis Mathieu", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews .
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