Swiss mathematician (1655-1705). Jacob Bernoulli was born around 1655 in what is now Switzerland. Jacob Bernoulli is remembered as a mathematician, physicist and physician, a citizen of Switzerland. Notable works include “Ars Conjectandi”, “Bernoulli number” and “Bernoulli distribution”.
Before and after
- from 1654 to 1660Anglo-Spanish War
- 1654Founding of Northampton
- 1654Treaty of Pereyaslav
- from 1654 to 1667Russo-Polish War
- c. 1655Birth of Jacob Bernoulli
- 1655Founding of Lawrence
- from 1655 to 1660Deluge
- from 1655 to 1660Second Northern War
- 25 March 1655Discovery of Titan
More in Science & technology
- 27 December 1571Birth of Johannes Kepler
- 1637Descartes publishes La Geometrie: algebra meets geometry
- 8 January 1642Death of Galileo Galilei
- 1656Pendulum clock
- 1669Discovery of phosphorus
- 1755Discovery of magnesium
The era
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