Author:Siméon Denis Poisson

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Siméon Denis Poisson
(1781–1840)

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French mathematician and physicist

Works

Nouvelle théorie de l'action capillaire (4to, 1831)
Traité de méchanique (1833), translated as A Treastise of Mechanics by Henry Harte
Théorie mathématique de la chaleur (4to, 1835)
- Supplement to the same (4to, 1837)
"On the Mathematical Theory of Heat," Summary of the book
Recherches sur la probabilité des jugements en matières criminelles et matière civile (4to, 1837)

Works about Poisson

"Poisson, Simeon Denis," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
"Poisson, Siméon Denis," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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