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6-24-1634

De Roberval won competition. Gilles Personne de Roberval was proclaimed the winner of the triennial competition for the Ramus chair at the College Royal in Paris. Thereafter he kept his mathematical discoveries secret so that he could continue to win the competition and keep the chair. As a consequence he lost credit for many of his discoveries.

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Gilles de Roberval
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Saturday, June 24, 1634