Article ID: CBB000933178

D'Alembert et D. Bernoulli au sujet de l'inoculation de la petite vérole (2008)

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Pradier, Pierre-Charles (Author)
Riecau, Nicolas (Author)


Bollettino di Storia delle Scienze Matematiche
Volume: 28
Pages: 239--253


Publication Date: 2008
Edition Details: Proceedings from the conference “D'Alembert, i Lumi, l'Europa,” organized by the International Centre of Mathematical Research in Levico Terme in September 2006.
Language: French

The discussion between d'Alembert and Daniel Bernoulli about the mathematical theory of smallpox was related by many historians of science. Nevertheless, these scholars used an incomplete corpus of texts, neglecting 1) the latest memoirs of the Opuscules mathématiques, 2) some manuscript letters and documents related to the incident which happened at the Académie des sciences de Paris on December 1762. We insist on this second set of documents. The whole dossier will be included in the vol. III/2, III/4 and III/9 of the Oeuvres complètes de d'Alembert.

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Article Crépel, Pierre; Pepe, Luigi (2008) D'Alembert, i Lumi, l'Europa: D'Alembert, les Lumières, l'Europe. Bollettino di Storia delle Scienze Matematiche (p. 115). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Borgato, Maria Teresa
Pepe, Luigi
Passeron, Irène
Patergnani, Elisa
Jouve, Guillame
Tou, Erik R.
Concepts
Mathematics
Physics
Calculus
Primary literature (historical sources)
Correspondence and corresponding
Motion (physical)
Time Periods
18th century
19th century
Places
France
Italy
Milan (Italy)
Germany
Europe
Paris (France)
Institutions
Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna
International Centre of Mathematical Research (CIRM)
École Polytechnique, Paris
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