1577
Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (died 1643)
Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (died 1643)
Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (died 1643)
Paul Guldin
Swiss mathematician and astronomer (1577–1643)
- Born
- 1577
Paul Guldin was a Swiss Jesuit mathematician and astronomer. He discovered the Guldinus theorem to determine the surface and the volume of a solid of revolution. Guldin was noted for his association with the German mathematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler. Guldin composed a critique of Cavalieri's method of Indivisibles.