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Fourier   /fˈʊrieɪ/   Listen
Fourier

noun
1.
French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830).  Synonyms: Baron Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier.
2.
French sociologist and reformer who hoped to achieve universal harmony by reorganizing society (1772-1837).  Synonyms: Charles Fourier, Francois Marie Charles Fourier.



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"Fourier" Quotes from Famous Books



... in fourteen volumes, 'Oeuvres de Francois Arago,' published in Paris, 1865, three volumes are given to these 'Notices Biographiques.' Here may be found the biographies of Bailly, Sir William Herschel, Laplace, Joseph Fourier, Carnot, Malus, Fresnel, Thomas Young, and James Watt; which, translated rather carelessly into English, have been published under the title 'Biographies of Distinguished Men,' and can be found in the larger libraries. The collected works contain biographies ...
— Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol. 2 • Charles Dudley Warner



Words linked to "Fourier" :   mathematician, physicist, sociologist



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