4 papers
A result from the thesis of the french astronomer Alexandre Véronnet: critical latitudes
Hervé Le Ferrand
We are interested in a result found in the thesis of the astronomer Alexandre Véronnet (1876-1951) : "Precession of a fluid ring rotating along a parallel axis. Zone of maximum cru…
Paul Mansion (1844-1919) : more than 400 academic publications, Centenary Paul Mansion (working paper, 2019)
Hervé Le Ferrand
According to the Liber Memorialis of the University of Ghent, the Belgian mathematician Paul Mansion (1844-1919) has published more than 349 academic papers and books. For our part…
Some facts about the life and the scientific work of the Belgian mathematician Paul Mansion (1844-1919) Centenary Paul Mansion (working paper, 2019)
Hervé Le Ferrand
In this article, we are interested in the life and scientific work of the Belgian mathematician Paul Mansion. The year 2019 marks the centenary of his passing. We bring some new in…
The rational iteration method by Georges Lemaitre (working papers)
Herve Le Ferrand
In 1942, the famous astronomer and physicist Belgian Georges Lemaitre (1894-1966) published in the Bulletin of the class of Sciences of the Royal Academy of Belgium, an article in…