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"natural philosophy" in his day. What should we say here? -- Tarquin
Suggestion "He died at Bâle, where he was professor of natural philosophy, what would currently be a professorate in physics"
If you need a family tree for the Bernoullis, there is one on fr:Famille Bernoulli. Ma'ame Michu 10:05, 12 Oct 2004 (UTC)
I'm doing a biography off of Daniel. so I searching on wikipedia.
"Daniel Bernoulli was by far the ablest of the younger Bernoullis." -- Is this a neutral statement?! -- TedPavlic 17:09, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Today Daniel's date of birth was changed from 8 Feb to 29 Jan, and his date of death was changed at well. I checked some of the online sources, and found that the St Andrews website says 8 Feb, Rouse Ball says 9 Feb, and the 1911 EB says 29 Jan. So I'm hoping that somebody with some time looks into this and can tell us which is correct, or whether we should just say that it is not known. -- Jitse Niesen ( talk) 20:45, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
Observe the following introduction: "Daniel Bernoulli was a Swiss mathematician who spent much of his life in Basel where he died. A member of a talented family of mathematicians, physicists and philosophers, he is particularly remembered for his applications of mathematics to mechanics, especially fluid mechanics, and for his pioneering work in probability and statistics."
What doesn't make sense about this construction? Namely it's the first sentence, which implies that as "a Swiss mathematician", Bernoulli's major accomplishment is that he "spent much of his life in Basel where he died." I'm sure I don't need to point out what silly first sentence this is.
It makes much more sense for the introduction to begin: "Daniel Bernoulli was a Swiss mathematician, who is particularly remembered for his applications of mathematics to mechanics, especially fluid mechanics, and for his pioneering work in probability and statistics." Now the reader knows after one sentence that Bernoulli is known for his accomplishments in the field of mathematics, rather than for dying in Basel.
Fuzzform ( talk) 23:23, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
I was disappointed to find no indication of the pronunciation for the name Bernoulli. So I looked it up in the Duden 6 (Duden Aussprachewörterbuch), but I only found one transcription of the name, in German. The Duden dictionary either treated the name as German because that's what it is; or it turned around the problem by providing only a convenient pronunciation for when speaking in German (the Merriam-Webster dictionary does that for speakers of English). Next I checked the Collins English Dictonary. This provides a French and a German pronunciation. But Bernoulli - so the Wikipedia holds - was born in Groningen! How long did he stay there? Could Dutch have been his native language?? A Dutch phonetic rendering would NOT sound like a German one. Viktor Laszlo ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 14:32, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
Good point. It seems that Daniel's family was originally from Basle, they just travelled a lot. So altogether disregarding a Dutch pronuncation would seem to make sense. Was Basle actually Schweizerdeutsch-speaking in the 18th Century? ... A double transcription (German followed by French) seems to be appropriate for Bernoulli. You refer to the pronunciation as Ber noo lee. Is this when speaking English, German, or Schweizerdeutsch? The noo would suggest a long vowel. But the Duden 6 gives a German pronunciation with short /ʊ/. Viktor Laszlo ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 14:59, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
I am just wondering is he a mental calculator? And if he is, is he a fully verified Mental Calculator from genuine sources? Iamnofool6 ( talk) 04:05, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
Did you mean was he a mental calculator? There is no evidence to support that and Bernoulli is not on the list of past mental calculators, like his friend Leonhard Euler. Apuldram ( talk) 10:26, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
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We say 27 March 1782. Many other sources say 17 March the same year. That almost suggests a confusion between Julian and Gregorian dates, except the difference by then was 11 days, not 10. Also, Basel had converted to Gregorian finally in 1700, so the whole question of which calendar was then applying should not arise at all.
Can we find out his accurate date of death? -- Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 23:05, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
Say the word of Bernoulli's 2405:201:C04A:7014:A127:20DB:DB98:F07 ( talk) 15:16, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
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Daniel Bernoulli (1700–1782) was a Swiss mathematician and physicist, one of several prominent mathematicians of the Bernoulli family from Basel. He is particularly remembered for his applications of mathematics to mechanics, especially fluid mechanics, and for his pioneering work in probability and statistics. His name is commemorated in Bernoulli's principle, a particular example of the conservation of energy, and which describes the mathematics of the mechanism underlying the operation of two important technologies of the 20th century: the carburetor and the airplane wing. This oil-on-canvas portrait of Bernoulli, painted by an unknown artist, now hangs in the Basel Historical Museum. Painting credit: unknown
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