MacMillan, W. D. 1871-1948
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Name (Latin)
MacMillan, W. D. 1871-1948
Other forms of name
MacMillan, William Duncan, 1871-1948
Mak-Millan, V. D., 1871-1948
MacMillan, W. D. (William Duncan), b. 1871
Date of birth
1871-07-24
Date of death
1948-11-01
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Astronomy
Mathematics
Occupation
Astronomers
College teachers
Mathematicians
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- LCCN 09-9962: The tidal and other problems, 1909(hdg.: MacMillan, William Duncan, 1871- ; usage: W.D. MacMillan)
- Biog. & geneal. master index, Apr. 27, 2006(Macmillan, William Duncan (1871-1948))
- His Dinamika tverdogo tela, 1951:t.p. (V.D. Mak-Millan)
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Wikipedia description:
William Duncan MacMillan (July 24, 1871 – November 14, 1948) was an American mathematician and astronomer on the faculty of the University of Chicago. He published research on the applications of classical mechanics to astronomy, and is noted for pioneering speculations on physical cosmology. For the latter, Helge Kragh noted, "the cosmological model proposed by MacMillan was designed to lend support to a cosmic optimism, which he felt was threatened by the world view of modern physics."
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