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He studied at the [[Collège Stanislas de Paris|Collège Stanislas]] in Paris before joining the [[École Polytechnique]] in 1829, where he was a classmate of groundbreaking mathematician [[Évariste Galois]], whom Bravais actually beat in a scholastic mathematics competition.<ref>[[Laura Toti Rigatelli|Toti Rigatelli, L.]]: "Evariste Galois 1811–1832" {{ISBN|978-3-7643-5410-7}}, page 41</ref> Towards the end of his studies he became a naval officer, and sailed on the ''Finistere'' in 1832 as well as the ''Loiret'' afterwards. He took part in hydrographic work along the [[Algeria]]n Coast. He participated in the [[La Recherche Expedition|''Recherche'' expedition]] and helped the ''Lilloise'' in [[Spitzbergen]] and [[Lapland (region)|Lapland]].
He studied at the [[Collège Stanislas de Paris|Collège Stanislas]] in Paris before joining the [[École Polytechnique]] in 1829, where he was a classmate of groundbreaking mathematician [[Évariste Galois]], whom Bravais actually beat in a scholastic mathematics competition.<ref>[[Laura Toti Rigatelli|Toti Rigatelli, L.]]: "Evariste Galois 1811–1832" {{ISBN|978-3-7643-5410-7}}, page 41</ref> Towards the end of his studies he became a naval officer, and sailed on the ''Finistere'' in 1832 as well as the ''Loiret'' afterwards. He took part in hydrographic work along the [[Algeria]]n Coast. He participated in the [[La Recherche Expedition|''Recherche'' expedition]] and helped the ''Lilloise'' in [[Spitzbergen]] and [[Lapland (region)|Lapland]].


Bravais taught a course in applied mathematics for astronomy in the Faculty of Sciences in [[Lyon]], starting in 1840. He succeeded Victor Le Chevalier in the Chair of Physics at the Ecole Polytechnique from 1845 until 1856 when he was replaced by [[Henri Hureau de Sénarmont]]. In 1844 he published a paper on the statistical concept of [[correlation]], and arrived at a definition of the [[correlation coefficient]] before [[Karl Pearson]].<ref>Analyse Mathematique. [https://books.google.fr/books?id=y3s_AAAAcAAJ&lpg=PA77&ots=PHkpn3qr4R&dq=Sur%20Les%20Probabilit%C3%A9s%20des%20Erreurs%20de%20Situation%20d'un%20Point&hl=fr&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false Sur les probabilités des erreurs de situation d'un point] ''Mem. Acad. Roy. Sei. Inst. France'', Sci. Math, et Phys., t. 9, p. 255–332. 1844</ref><ref>Wright, S., 1921. Correlation and causation. Journal of agricultural research, 20(7), pp. 557–585</ref> He is, however, best remembered for his work on Bravais lattices, particularly his 1848 discovery that there are 14 unique lattices in three-dimensional [[crystal]]line systems, correcting the previous scheme, with 15 lattices, conceived by Frankenheim three years before.<ref>Bravais, A.: Mémoire sur les systèmes formés par des points distribués regulièrement sur un plan ou dans l'espace, ''Journal de l'Ecole Polytechnique'' 19: 1-128; en translation Allemande par C. et E. Blasius: ''Abhandlung über die Systeme von regelmässig auf einer Ebene oder im Raum vertheilten Punkten, Leipzig: Engelmann, 1897 (= Ostwalds Klassiker der exakten Wissenschaften, 90).</ref>
In 1837, Auguste and his brother Louis identified the presence of golden ratio angles in the arrangement of plant leaves.<ref>{{cite book|last=Wolfram|first=Stephen|title=A New Kind of Science|publisher=Wolfram Media, Inc.|year=2002|page=[https://www.wolframscience.com/nks/notes-8-6--history-of-phyllotaxis/ 1007]|isbn=1-57955-008-8|url=https://www.wolframscience.com/nks/}}</ref> Bravais taught a course in applied mathematics for astronomy in the Faculty of Sciences in [[Lyon]], starting in 1840. He succeeded Victor Le Chevalier in the Chair of Physics at the Ecole Polytechnique from 1845 until 1856 when he was replaced by [[Henri Hureau de Sénarmont]]. In 1844 he published a paper on the statistical concept of [[correlation]], and arrived at a definition of the [[correlation coefficient]] before [[Karl Pearson]].<ref>Analyse Mathematique. [https://books.google.fr/books?id=y3s_AAAAcAAJ&lpg=PA77&ots=PHkpn3qr4R&dq=Sur%20Les%20Probabilit%C3%A9s%20des%20Erreurs%20de%20Situation%20d'un%20Point&hl=fr&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false Sur les probabilités des erreurs de situation d'un point] ''Mem. Acad. Roy. Sei. Inst. France'', Sci. Math, et Phys., t. 9, p. 255–332. 1844</ref><ref>Wright, S., 1921. Correlation and causation. Journal of agricultural research, 20(7), pp. 557–585</ref> He is, however, best remembered for his work on Bravais lattices, particularly his 1848 discovery that there are 14 unique lattices in three-dimensional [[crystal]]line systems, correcting the previous scheme, with 15 lattices, conceived by Frankenheim three years before.<ref>Bravais, A.: Mémoire sur les systèmes formés par des points distribués regulièrement sur un plan ou dans l'espace, ''Journal de l'Ecole Polytechnique'' 19: 1-128; en translation Allemande par C. et E. Blasius: ''Abhandlung über die Systeme von regelmässig auf einer Ebene oder im Raum vertheilten Punkten, Leipzig: Engelmann, 1897 (= Ostwalds Klassiker der exakten Wissenschaften, 90).</ref>
Bravais published a memoir about crystallography in 1847. A co-founder of the [[Société météorologique de France]], he joined the [[French Academy of Sciences]] in 1854. Bravais also worked on the theory of [[observational error]]s, a field in which he is especially known for his 1846 paper "Mathematical analysis on the probability of errors of a point".
Bravais published a memoir about crystallography in 1847. A co-founder of the [[Société météorologique de France]], he joined the [[French Academy of Sciences]] in 1854. Bravais also worked on the theory of [[observational error]]s, a field in which he is especially known for his 1846 paper "Mathematical analysis on the probability of errors of a point".


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Auguste Bravais
Bravais lattices
Scientific career
Fieldscrystallography

Auguste Bravais (French pronunciation:

geobotany, phyllotaxis, astronomy, statistics and hydrography
.

He studied at the

Lapland
.

In 1837, Auguste and his brother Louis identified the presence of golden ratio angles in the arrangement of plant leaves.[2] Bravais taught a course in applied mathematics for astronomy in the Faculty of Sciences in Lyon, starting in 1840. He succeeded Victor Le Chevalier in the Chair of Physics at the Ecole Polytechnique from 1845 until 1856 when he was replaced by Henri Hureau de Sénarmont. In 1844 he published a paper on the statistical concept of correlation, and arrived at a definition of the correlation coefficient before Karl Pearson.[3][4] He is, however, best remembered for his work on Bravais lattices, particularly his 1848 discovery that there are 14 unique lattices in three-dimensional crystalline systems, correcting the previous scheme, with 15 lattices, conceived by Frankenheim three years before.[5] Bravais published a memoir about crystallography in 1847. A co-founder of the Société météorologique de France, he joined the French Academy of Sciences in 1854. Bravais also worked on the theory of observational errors, a field in which he is especially known for his 1846 paper "Mathematical analysis on the probability of errors of a point".

The mountain Bravaisberget, in Svalbard, is named after Bravais.[6][7]

References

  1. ISBN 978-3-7643-5410-7
    , page 41
  2. ISBN 1-57955-008-8
    .
  3. ^ Analyse Mathematique. Sur les probabilités des erreurs de situation d'un point Mem. Acad. Roy. Sei. Inst. France, Sci. Math, et Phys., t. 9, p. 255–332. 1844
  4. ^ Wright, S., 1921. Correlation and causation. Journal of agricultural research, 20(7), pp. 557–585
  5. ^ Bravais, A.: Mémoire sur les systèmes formés par des points distribués regulièrement sur un plan ou dans l'espace, Journal de l'Ecole Polytechnique 19: 1-128; en translation Allemande par C. et E. Blasius: Abhandlung über die Systeme von regelmässig auf einer Ebene oder im Raum vertheilten Punkten, Leipzig: Engelmann, 1897 (= Ostwalds Klassiker der exakten Wissenschaften, 90).
  6. ^ "Bravaisberget (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  7. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7
    .
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