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Carl Friedrich Gauss

[Deutsch] Johann Carl Friedrich Gauß (latinisiert Carolus Fridericus Gauss) (* 1777 in Braunschweig; † 1855 in Göttingen) war ein deutscher Mathematiker, Astronom, Geodät und Physiker, der maßgeblich zu den Bereichen der Wissenschaft beitrug, darunter Zahlentheorie, Statistik, Analysis, Geometry, Geodäsie, Geophysik, Elektrostatik, Astronomie und Optik.

[English] Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (Latin: Carolus Fridericus Gauss) (b. 1777 in Braunschweig; d. 1855 in Göttingen) was a German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist and physicist, who contributed significantly to many fields of science, including number theory, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, geophysics, electrostatics, astronomy and optics.

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German mathematician and physicist (1777–1855)

Born 30 April 1777
Died 23 February 1855.

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  • Cover of: General Investigations of Curved Surfaces

    First published in 2013 — 43 editions
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  • Cover of: Theoria motvs corporvm coelestivm in sectionibvs conicis solem ambientivm.
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    Cover of edition theoryofmotionof00gausuoft Cover of edition theoryofmotionof00gaus Cover of edition theoryofmotionof00gausrich Cover of edition theoriamotuscor00gausgoog First published in 1809 — 28 editions
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  • Cover of: Werke

    First published in 2011 — 22 editions
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  • Cover of: General investigations of curved sufaces of 1827 and 1825
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    Cover of edition recherchesgn00gaus Cover of edition allgemeineflchen00gaus Cover of edition generalinvestig02gausgoog Cover of edition generalinvestig00hiltgoog Cover of edition disquisitionesg00gausgoog First published in 1828 — 20 editions
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  • Cover of: Disquisitiones arithmeticae

    First published in 1801 — 17 editions
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  • Cover of: Theory of the Motion of the Heavenly Bodies Moving about the Sun in Conic Sections: A ...
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    Cover of edition theorymotionhea01gausgoog First published in 1857 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Werke.
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    Cover of edition werkecarlf01gausrich Cover of edition s2p1werkehrsgvon10gausuoft Cover of edition werkecarlf03gausrich First published in 1870 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: General Investigations of Curved Surfaces of 1827 And 1825

    First published in 2018 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Carl Friedrich Gauss Werke ...
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    Cover of edition Werkecarlf05gausrich Cover of edition werkecarlf06gausrich Cover of edition werkecarlf02gausrich Cover of edition carlfriedrichga01gausgoog First published in 1870 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Recherches arithmétiques
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    First published in 1807 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Briefwechsel zwischen Carl Friedrich Gauss und Wolfgang Bolyai
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    First published in 1899 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Beitrage zur Theorie der algebraischen Gleichungen

    First published in 1849 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Briefwechsel zwischen Gauss und Bessel
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    First published in 1880 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Abhandlungen zur Methode der kleinsten Quadrate.
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    First published in 1887 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Werke: Fünfter Band

    First published in 1975 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Dioptrische Untersuchungen

    First published in 1841 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Carl Friedrich Gauss Werke: Achter Band

    First published in 1921 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Allgemeine untersuchungen über die unendliche reihe.: 1 + a_(1·_ + a(a + 1)__+ 1)/(1·2·_xx + a(a + 1)(a + 2)__+ 1)(_+ 2)/(1·2·3·__+ 1)(_+ 2))x³+ U. S. W.
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    Cover of edition allgemeineunter00gausgoog First published in 1888 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Untersuchungen über Gegenstände der höheren Geodäsie

    First published in 1844 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Untersuchungen Ueber Hoehere Arithmetik

    First published in 1981 — 3 editions
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German mathematician and physicist (1777–1855)

Born 30 April 1777
Died 23 February 1855.

Subjects

Mathematics, Correspondence, Mathematicians, Geomagnetism, Number theory, Least squares, Orbits, Algebraic functions, Astronomers, Congruences and residues, History, Observations, Sources, Surfaces, Theory of Equations, Arithmetic, Astronomy, Collected works, Early works to 1800, Early works to 1850, Error analysis (Mathematics), Factors (Algebra), Geodesy, Geometry, Infinite Series

Places

Germany, Solar system, Ceres (Dwarf planet), Jupiter (Planet)

People

Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855), F. W. Bessel (1784-1846), Farkas Bolyai (1775-1856), Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, Gauss family, Johann Friedrich Pfaff (1765-1825), Wolfgang Bolyai

Time

19th century, 18th century

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Alternative names

  • C. F. Gauss
  • C. F. Gauß
  • Carl Friedrich Gauß
  • Carolo Friederico Gauss
  • Carolus Fridericus Gauss
  • Gauss
  • Joh. C. Friedr. Gauß
  • Joh. Carl Friedrich Gauss
  • Joh. Carl Friedrich Gauß
  • K. F. Gauss
  • K. F. Gauß
  • Karl Friedrich Gauss
  • Karl Friedrich Gauß

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March 20, 2024 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
March 20, 2024 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
August 7, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import