Adrien Ulacq

Adrien Ulacq was a Flemish mathematician, best known for his logarithmic tables.[1]

Life

He was originally of Flemish ethnicity from Gouda, Holland.[2]

Career

In 1628, he modified the logarithmic tables of Briggs and added more details to them.[3]

He filled up the gap in the numbers between 20,000 and 90,000 in the logarithmic tables.[2]

The logarithmic tables produced by Ulacq proved to be extremely useful for land surveyors.

Honours

His achievements in logarithms and mathematics have been noted by several authors and sources.

These include the Lexicon Technicum.[4]

It also includes Diderot's Encyclopédie.[5]

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References
  1. Lover, Google (2011-04-02). "Logarithm - Mathematics". Mathematics.health-tips-diseases.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  2. An Account of the Life, Writings, and Inventions of John Napier, of Merchiston - David Stewart Erskine Earl of Buchan, Walter Minto. R. Morison, junr. 1787. p. 81. Retrieved 2014-01-05 – via Internet Archive. adrien ulacq.
  3. http://www.gobcan.es/educacion/3/Usrn/fundoro/archivos%20adjuntos/publicaciones/otros_idiomas/ingles/penelope/lefort_logarithms_en.pdf
  4. Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences ... - John Harris - Google Books. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  5. "Page:Diderot - Encyclopedie 1ere edition tome 9.djvu/630 - Wikisource" (in French). Fr.wikisource.org. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
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