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Bresse, Jacques Antoine Charles (1822 - 1883)
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French mathematician and engineer
Bresse determined the radius of the curved paths of points on a moving surface on the properties of their accelerations (called "Bressesche circles"). Under the influence of Poncelet he dealt with kinematics, mechanics and hydraulics.
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variant spelling:
Bresse, Jacques Antoine Charles
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Curriculum vitae
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* 09.10.1822
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Vienne
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born
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1851 - 1863
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Paris
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Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the "Ecole Polytechnique"
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1853
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Paris
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Professor at the "Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées"
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? - 1853
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Paris
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Assistant of Applied Mechanics at the "Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées"
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1863 - 1879
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Paris
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Auditor for mechanics at the "Ecole Polytechnique"
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1879 - 1883
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Paris
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Professor of mechanics at the "Ecole Polytechnique"
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1880
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Paris
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Member of the "Academie of Sciences"
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1881
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Paris
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Inspector General of the "Ponts et Chaussées"
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† 22.05.1883
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Paris
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died
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