Silva, Daniel Augusto da, 1814-1878

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Name (Latin)
Silva, Daniel Augusto da, 1814-1878
Other forms of name
Da Silva, Daniel Augusto, 1814-1878
Date of birth
1814-05-16
Date of death
1878-10-06
Associated country
Brazil
Occupation
Navies--Officers
Mathematicians
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 100080999
Wikidata: Q5219175
Library of congress: n 2022036126
Sources of Information
  • Memoria sobre á rotação das forças em torno dos pontos d'applicação, 1851:title page (Daniel Augusto da Silva)
  • VIAF, accessed July 13, 2022:100080999 (hdg.: Silva, Daniel Augusto da, 1814-1878. Mathematician and naval officer)
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Wikipedia description:

Daniel da Silva (16 May 1814 – 6 October 1878) was a Portuguese mathematician and marine officer. Born in Lisbon, he completed his first studies at the Portuguese Naval School, and then proceeded his education in Mathematics at the University of Coimbra where he became a doctor. He was a pioneer in the development of theory of couple in classical mechanics and in actuarial science.

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