Legendre, Adrien-Marie (1752-1833)

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 3802. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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Mathematician, born in Paris (or Toulouse), France, into a rich family. Studied mathematics, and carried out independent research studying the gravitational attraction of ellipsoidal masses (by which could be modeled rotating planets or stars), during which he introduced what are now known as Legendre functions. This work brought him membership of the Académie des Sciences. He continued research ...

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