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Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis

French scientist who identified the effect of rotation on moving objects

Did you know?In addition to his work on mechanics, he also introduced the modern definition of kinetic energy into the field of physics.

Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis (French:; 21 May 1792 – 19 September 1843) was a French mathematician, mechanical engineer and scientist. He is best known for his work on the supplementary forces that are detected in a rotating frame of reference, leading to the Coriolis effect.

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