Aepinus, Franz Maria Ulrich Theodosius
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Franz Maria Ulrich Theodosius Aepinus.
Franz Maria Ulrich Theodosius Aepinus (1724-1802), born in Rostock, Mecklenberg-Schwerin (now Germany), is remembered as a pioneer in the application of mathematics and physics. He studied at Jena and Rostock and then went on to teach mathematics at Rostock from from 1747 to 1755. He later moved to St. Petersburg where he became an academician and professor of physics. He remained in St. Petersburg until 1798, eventually establishing himself as the courtier to Catherine the Great. He researched several different areas of mathematics including algebraic equations and partial differential equations. However, Aepinus is most remembered for his treatise Tentamen Theoriae Electricitatis et Magnetismi (An Attempt at a Theory of Electricity and Magnetism; 1759). This theory marked his first efforts at applying mathematics to the theory of electricity and magnetism.
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Tom Lawrence (Topic Editor) "Aepinus, Franz Maria Ulrich Theodosius". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth April 14, 2008; Last revised Date April 14, 2008; Retrieved May 25, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Aepinus,_Franz_Maria_Ulrich_Theodosius>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Franz Maria Ulrich Theodosius Aepinus.
Franz Maria Ulrich Theodosius Aepinus (1724-1802), born in Rostock, Mecklenberg-Schwerin (now Germany), is remembered as a pioneer in the application of mathematics and physics. He studied at Jena and Rostock and then went on to teach mathematics at Rostock from from 1747 to 1755. He later moved to St. Petersburg where he became an academician and professor of physics. He remained in St. Petersburg until 1798, eventually establishing himself as the courtier to Catherine the Great. He researched several different areas of mathematics including algebraic equations and partial differential equations. However, Aepinus is most remembered for his treatise Tentamen Theoriae Electricitatis et Magnetismi (An Attempt at a Theory of Electricity and Magnetism; 1759). This theory marked his first efforts at applying mathematics to the theory of electricity and magnetism.
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