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Bernoulli

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Ber·noul·li  (br-nl)
Family of Swiss mathematicians and scientists, including Jakob or Jacques (1654-1705), an important developer of ordinary calculus and the calculus of variations. His brother Johann or Jean (1667-1748) developed the calculus of variations. Johann's son Daniel (1700-1782) anticipated the law of conservation of energy, did pioneering work in the molecular theory of gases, and contributed to probability theory and the theory of differential equations.
Bernoulli, Bernouilli (French) [bɛrnuji (German) bɛrˈnʊli]
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1. (Biographies / Bernoulli, Daniel (1700-1782) M, Swiss, SCIENCE: mathematician, SCIENCE: physicist) Daniel (danjɛl), son of Jean Bernoulli. 1700-82, Swiss mathematician and physicist, who developed an early form of the kinetic theory of gases and stated the principle of conservation of energy in fluid dynamics
2. (Biographies / Bernoulli, Jacques or Jakob (1654-1705) M, Swiss, SCIENCE: mathematician) Jacques (ʒɑk) or Jakob (ˈjaːkɔp). 1654-1705, Swiss mathematician, noted for his work on calculus and the theory of probability
3. (Biographies / Bernoulli, Jean or Johann (1667-1748) M, Swiss, SCIENCE: mathematician) his brother, Jean (ʒɑ̃) or Johann (joˈhan). 1667-1748, Swiss mathematician who developed the calculus of variations
Bernoulli  (br-nl)
Family of Swiss mathematicians. Jacques (or Jakob) (1654-1705) was a major developer of calculus and made an important contribution to probability theory. His brother Jean (or Johann) (1667-1748) also developed calculus and contributed to the study of complex numbers and trigonometry. Jean's son Daniel (1700-1782) pioneered the modern field of hydrodynamics and anticipated the kinetic theory of gases, indicating that gas pressure would increase with increasing energy. He was also one of the first scientists to understand the concept of conservation of energy.
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Noun1.Bernoulli - Swiss physicist who contributed to hydrodynamics and mathematical physics (1700-1782)
Daniel Bernoulli
2.Bernoulli - Swiss mathematician (1667-1748)
Jean Bernoulli, Johann Bernoulli, John Bernoulli
3.Bernoulli - Swiss mathematician (1654-1705)
Jacques Bernoulli, Jakob Bernoulli, James Bernoulli


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