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Peirce

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Peirce  (pîrs, pûrs), Benjamin 1809-1880.
American mathematician and astronomer known for his studies of Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn's rings.
Peirce, Charles Sanders 1839-1914.
American philosopher, mathematician, and scientist who cofounded pragmatism, made many contributions to logic, and was one of the original developers of semiotics.
Peirce [pɪəs]
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(Biographies / Peirce, Charles Sanders (1839-1914) M, US, PHILOSOPHY: logician, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher, SCIENCE: mathematician) Charles Sanders. 1839-1914, US logician, philosopher, and mathematician; pioneer of pragmatism
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Noun1.Peirce - United States mathematician and astronomer remembered for his studies of Uranus and Saturn and Neptune (1809-1880)
Benjamin Peirce
2.Peirce - United States philosopher and logician; pioneer of pragmatism (1839-1914)
Charles Peirce, Charles Sanders Peirce
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He will undergo a keyhole operation early next week and Peirce put the recovery period at three to five weeks.
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He will undergo a keyhole operation early next week and Peirce put the recovery period at three to five weeks.
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Benjamin Peirce worked hard towards improving the lives of Americans through his various scientific advances and work, starting at Harvard at only the age of sixteen, and his accolades have brought him across many sciences from mathematics to astronomy to geology, among others.
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