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Philippe de La Hire nominated to the Academy of Sciences in Paris. This geometer was so adept at synthetic techniques that he, together with Rolle, was hostile to the infinitesimal calculus when discussions of its value were raised in the Academy beginning in 1701.
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Philippe de La Hire
Michel Rolle
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Philippe de La Hire
Michel Rolle
Date:
Wednesday, January 26, 1678
