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Paul Guldin
Paul Guldin (original name Habakkuk Guldin) (June 12, 1577 - November 3, 1643) was a mathematician and astronomer. He discovered the Guldinus theorem to determine the surface and the volume of a solid of rotation . This theorem is also known as Pappus-Guldinus theorem and Pappus's centroid theorem, attributing Pappus of Alexandria.
He was born in St. Gallen, Switzerland and was a professor of mathematics in Graz and Vienna.
Categories: 1577 births | 1643 deaths | Swiss astronomers | Swiss mathematicians | 16th century mathematicians | 17th century mathematicians
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