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Francois D'aguillon

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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AGUILLON (AGUILONIUS), FRANCOIS D' (1566-1617), Flemish mathematician. Having entered the Society of Jesus in 1586, he was successively professor of philosophy at Douai and rector of the Jesuit College at Antwerp. He wrote a treatise on optics in six books (Antwerp, 1613), notable for containing the principles of stereographic projection.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Francois D'aguillon'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​f/francois-daguillon.html. 1910.
 
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