| Authorised form of name | Alembert; Jean le Rond d' (1717 - 1783) |
| Other forms of name | Jean le Rond |
| Other forms of surname | d'Alembert |
| Dates | 1717 - 1783 |
| Nationality | French |
| Date of birth | 16 November 1717 |
| Place of death | Paris |
| Date of death | 29 October 1783 |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 22/12/1748 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll
References:
P Casini, 'Newton's Principia and the Philosophers of the Enlightenment' in NR 1988 vol 42 pp 35-52
Alex D D Craik, 'James Ivory's last papers on the 'Figure of the Earth' (with biographical additions) in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 187-204
J A D Ackroyd, 'Sir George Cayley, the father of aeronautics. Part 2. Cayley's aeroplanes' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 333-348
J S Rowlinson, 'Le Sage's Essai de chymie mechanique' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 35-45
J L Heilbron, 'Information technology. Encyclopaedic visions. Scientific dictionaries and the Enlightenment culture by R Yeo' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 111-112
J P Zinsser, 'The ultimate commentary: a consideration of I Bernhard Cohen's Guide to Newton's Principia' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 231-238 |
| Code | NA4317 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1748/13 | Alembert, Jean le Rond d': certificate of election to the Royal Society | 22 December 1748 |
| RSL/2/11 | Letter from D'Alembert to Mr [Francois-George Mustel] | nd |