Person: Biot, Jean Baptiste

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Jean-Baptiste Biot was a French mathematician who worked in astronomy, elasticity, electricity and magnetism, heat, optics and geometry.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 21 April 1774, Paris, France. Died 3 February 1862, Paris, France.

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Astronomy, Physics


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References

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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive