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“These ... tables (values of trignometric functions), constructed by means of new techniques based principally on the calculus of differences, are one of the most beautiful monuments ever erected to science.”

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Adrien-Marie Legendre
Adrien-Marie Legendre

Adrien-Marie Legendre was a French mathematician who made significant contributions to number theory, differential equations, and mathematical physics. He is known for his work on the theory of elliptic functions and his development of the method of least squares. Legendre's textbooks on mathematics were highly influential in the 19th century. more

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