Hermann Günter Grassmann

1809 - 1877

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Hermann Grassmann is chiefly remembered for his development of a general calculus for vectors.
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  1. Grassmann 1862 extract
  2. Grassmann 1844 foreword

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  1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
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  1. Mathematical Genealogy Project
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