Talk:Henri Brocard

Meteorology?
Why the fixation with Brocard NOT having made significant original discoveries in meteorology? Seems that that would be true of most meteorologists and he certainly did make contributions to geometry. 04:48, 1 January 2008 (UTC)Tom


 * What fixation? It's mentioned only twice. It's an interesting fact, which I suppose is why it was featured on DYK. (I wouldn't know, I don't nominate it) Nousernamesleft talk and matrix? 18:33, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

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According to the article by Guggenbuhl in the Dictionary of Scientific Biography he died in Bar-le-Duc and not in Kensington.--Meilenweit (talk) 16:59, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

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