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Definition of Blaise pascal

1. Noun. French mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist; invented an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of probability (1623-1662).

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Literary usage of Blaise pascal

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1. The world's wit and humor: an encyclopedia of the classic wit and humor of by Lionel Strachey (1906)
"... blaise pascal On Fasting MY friend spoke with much concern, for he is seriously afflicted at these disorders. For my own part I applauded the excellence ..."

2. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon i.e. Alexandre Le'on Valle'e, Léon Vallée, Alois Leonhard Brandl (1899)
"More so ! " replied D'Artagnan. " He only wanted you and me." THE WEAKNESS, UNREST, AND DEFECTS OF MAN. BT blaise pascal. (From the "Thoughts. ..."

3. Origin of Modern Calculating Machines: A Chronicle of the Evolution of the by J. A. V. Turck (1921)
"... the figure 1 would appear; now if we should move the same turnstile three more spokes the numeral wheel blaise pascal Description. of Pascal's invention ..."

4. The Expositor edited by Samuel Cox, Sir W Robertson Nicoll, James Moffatt (1885)
"B. WARFIELD; blaise pascal. (Continued from. p. 320.) WE pass over the interesting episode of his sister Jacqueline, and the gradual ..."

5. The Gallery of Portraits: With Memoirs by Arthur Thomas Malkin (1833)
"blaise pascal was born June 19, 1623, at Clermont, the capital of Auvergne, where his father, Stephen Pascal, held a high legal office. ..."

6. The Gallery of Portraits: With Memoirs by Arthur Thomas Malkin (1833)
"blaise pascal was born June 19, 1623, at Clermont, the capital of Auvergne, where his father, Stephen Pascal ..."

7. The Masterpieces and the History of Literature: Analysis, Criticism by Julian Hawthorne, John Russell Young, Oliver Herbrand Gordon Leigh, John Porter Lamberton (1906)
"blaise pascal (1623-1662) was a mathematical genius, as well as a masterly moral logician. At the age of sixteen he wrote a Latin treatise on "Conic ..."

8. The International Library of Famous Literature: Selections from the World's by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl, Donald Grant Mitchell (1899)
"BY blaise pascal. (From the "Thoughts.") [blaise pascal : French mathematician and philosopher, was born at Clermont-Ferrand, in Auvergne, June 19, 1023. ..."

9. The world's wit and humor: an encyclopedia of the classic wit and humor of by Lionel Strachey (1906)
"... blaise pascal On Fasting MY friend spoke with much concern, for he is seriously afflicted at these disorders. For my own part I applauded the excellence ..."

10. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon i.e. Alexandre Le'on Valle'e, Léon Vallée, Alois Leonhard Brandl (1899)
"More so ! " replied D'Artagnan. " He only wanted you and me." THE WEAKNESS, UNREST, AND DEFECTS OF MAN. BT blaise pascal. (From the "Thoughts. ..."

11. Origin of Modern Calculating Machines: A Chronicle of the Evolution of the by J. A. V. Turck (1921)
"... the figure 1 would appear; now if we should move the same turnstile three more spokes the numeral wheel blaise pascal Description. of Pascal's invention ..."

12. The Expositor edited by Samuel Cox, Sir W Robertson Nicoll, James Moffatt (1885)
"B. WARFIELD; blaise pascal. (Continued from. p. 320.) WE pass over the interesting episode of his sister Jacqueline, and the gradual ..."

13. The Gallery of Portraits: With Memoirs by Arthur Thomas Malkin (1833)
"blaise pascal was born June 19, 1623, at Clermont, the capital of Auvergne, where his father, Stephen Pascal, held a high legal office. ..."

14. The Gallery of Portraits: With Memoirs by Arthur Thomas Malkin (1833)
"blaise pascal was born June 19, 1623, at Clermont, the capital of Auvergne, where his father, Stephen Pascal ..."

15. The Masterpieces and the History of Literature: Analysis, Criticism by Julian Hawthorne, John Russell Young, Oliver Herbrand Gordon Leigh, John Porter Lamberton (1906)
"blaise pascal (1623-1662) was a mathematical genius, as well as a masterly moral logician. At the age of sixteen he wrote a Latin treatise on "Conic ..."

16. The International Library of Famous Literature: Selections from the World's by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl, Donald Grant Mitchell (1899)
"BY blaise pascal. (From the "Thoughts.") [blaise pascal : French mathematician and philosopher, was born at Clermont-Ferrand, in Auvergne, June 19, 1023. ..."

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