Person: Petit (2), Aléxis Thérèse

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Aléxis Petit was a French mathematician who worked on the theory of heat.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 2 October 1791, Vesoul, Haute-Saône, France. Died 21 June 1820, Paris, France.

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References

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