Adrien Ulacq was a Flemish mathematician, best known for his logarithmic tables.[1]
Life edit
He was originally of Flemish ethnicity from Gouda, Holland.[2]
Career edit
In 1628, he modified the logarithmic tables of Briggs and added more details to them.[3]
He filled up the gap in the numbers between 20,000 and 90,000 in the logarithmic tables.[2]
The logarithmic tables produced by Ulacq proved to be extremely useful for land surveyors.
Honours edit
His achievements in logarithms and mathematics have been noted by several authors and sources.
These include the Lexicon Technicum.[4]
It also includes Diderot's Encyclopédie.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Logarithm - Mathematics". Mathematics.health-tips-diseases.com. 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ a b An Account of the Life, Writings, and Inventions of John Napier, of Merchiston - David Stewart Erskine Earl of Buchan, Walter Minto. R. Morison, junr. 1787. p. 81. Retrieved 5 January 2014 – via Internet Archive.
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- ^ Navarro-Loidi, Juan; Llombart, José (2008). "The introduction of logarithms into Spain". Historia Mathematica. 35 (2): 83–101. doi:10.1016/j.hm.2007.09.002. MR 2410155.
- ^ Harris, John (1723). Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences ... - John Harris - Google Books. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "Page:Diderot - Encyclopedie 1ere edition tome 9.djvu/630 - Wikisource" (in French). Fr.wikisource.org. Retrieved 5 January 2014.