Stevin, Simon

Stevin, Simon
Stevin, Simon
Born at Bruges in 1548; died at Leyden in 1620

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  • STEVIN, Simon — (c. 1546 1620) Simon Stevin, an associate of Prince Maurice of Orange, began publishing his numerous and varying works in the late sixteenth century during the Golden Age of the Netherlands. Topics Steven discusses in his works include weights… …   Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary

  • Stevin, Simon — born 1548, Bruges, Flanders died 1620, The Hague, Holland Flemish mathematician. In 1585 Stevin published a small pamphlet, La Thiende ( The Tenth ), in which he presented an account of decimal fractions and their daily use. Though he did not… …   Universalium

  • Stevin , Simon — (1548–1620) Flemish mathematician and engineer Stevin was also known as Stevinus, the Latinized form of his name. Born in the city of Bruges, he worked for a time as a clerk in Antwerp, eventually working his way up to become quartermaster of the …   Scientists

  • Stevin, Simon — ► (1548 1620) Matemático y mecánico flamenco, llamado Stephanus y Simón de Brujas. A él se deben el concepto del paralelogramo de fuerzas, el descubrimiento de la teoría de los planos inclinados y la descripción de la paradoja hidrostática. * * * …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • STEVIN, Simon — (1548–1620)    Mathematician. As a fortification en gineer, Stevin was effective in the military campaigns of the Dutch Revolt. He acted as an advisor in these matters for stadtholderMau rice. His activities concerned not only the publication of… …   Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands

  • Stevin — Stevin, Simon …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Simon Stevin — (* 1548/49 in Brügge (Flandern); † 1620) war ein flämischer Mathematiker, Physiker und Ingenieur. Er war auf vielen Gebieten der Wissenschaften theoretisch und praktisch tätig, aber am bekanntesten ist er für seine Übersetzungen vieler mathe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Stevin — Simon Stevin Simon Stevin (* 1548/49 in Brügge (Flandern); † 1620) war ein flämischer Mathematiker, Physiker und Ingenieur. Er war auf vielen Gebieten der Wissenschaften theoretisch und praktisch tätig, aber am bekanntesten ist er für seine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Simon Stévin — Simon Stevin Simon Stevin, intendant des fortifications et des canaux des Pays Bas. Simon Stevin (1548[1] à Bruges 1620) fut un ingénieur et un mathématicien f …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Simon Stevin — Simon Stevin. Simon Stevin (1548 1620), también conocido como Simón de Brujas o Stevinus (forma latinizada de su nombre) fue un matemático, ingeniero militar e hidraúlico, constructor de molinos y fortificaciones, semiólogo, contable e intendente …   Wikipedia Español

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