Mascheroni, Lorenzo (1750 - 1800)

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Lorenzo Mascheroni was an Italian mathematician In his Adnotationes ad calculum integrale Euleri he published a calculation of what is now known as the Euler–Mascheroni constant, usually denoted as γ (gamma). In his “Geometria del Compasso” (Pavia, 1797), he proved that any geometrical construction which can be done with compass and straightedge, can also be done with compasses alone.
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* 13.03.1750	Bergamo	Né
1789		professor of mathematics at Pavia
1789 - 1793		Rector of Pavia University
1790		he publishes “Adnotationes ad calculum integrale Euleri”
† 14.07.1800	Paris	Décédé

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		Les temps modernes, 1500-1780
		Révolution industrielle, 1780-1850

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Mascheroni, Lorenzo (1750 - 1800)