D'Alembert

In 1737 he exhibited the first of nearly 150 portraits his sitters included Voltaire and D'Alembert that would appear in the Paris Salon over the next 37 years.

A Tour de Force, Honest and Engaging James Gardner 2011

D'Alembert firmly rejected the idea of infinitesimals as fixed quantities, and saw the idea of limit as supplying the methodological root of the differential calculus.

Continuity and Infinitesimals Bell, John L. 2009

D'Alembert, and d'Holbach, as well as the attentions and affections of the salonnières, especially the Comtesse de Boufflers.

David Hume Morris, William Edward 2009

D'Alembert also helped resolve the mathematical physics controversy over the conservation of kinetic energy by improving Isaac Newton's definition of force in his work Traité de dynamique, published in 1743.

D'Alembert, Jean Le Rond 2009

D'Alembert was editor of the famous 28 volume Encyclopédie, for which he was also the lead contributor of mathematical and scientific articles.

D'Alembert, Jean Le Rond 2009

Diderot et D'Alembert, Receuil des Planches de l'Encyclopédie Arts de la céramique (French only) visualiseur. bnf.fr

The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe 2006

Diderot et D'Alembert, Receuil des Planches de l'Encyclopédie Artisanats au 18ème siècle (French only) visualiseur. bnf.fr

The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe 2006

Diderot et D'Alembert, Receuil des Planches de l'Encyclopédie Arts des textiles (French only) visualiseur. bnf.fr

The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe 2006

This was clearly stated by von Neumann and Morgenstern, [3] but the principle is implicit in the theory of partial differential equations, dating back at least to D'Alembert (1717-1783).

Tragedy of the Commons (historical) Garrett James Hardin 2007

The most important expression of the encyclopedic tradition came in the mid-eighteenth century from Diderot and D'Alembert, editors of the Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (1751-1772).

The Unity of Science Cat, Jordi 2007