Cardan may refer to:
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Gerolamo Cardano
Gerolamo Cardano (; also Girolamo or Geronimo; french: link=no, Jérôme Cardan; la, Hieronymus Cardanus; 24 September 1501– 21 September 1576) was an Italian polymath, whose interests and proficiencies ranged through those of mathematician, ...
or Jerome Cardan (1501–1576), Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer, and gambler
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Cornelius Castoriadis (1922–1997), Greek-French philosopher who used the pseudonym Paul Cardan
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Cardan, Gironde, a commune of the Gironde ''département'', in France
See also
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Cardan angle, a type of angle used to describe the orientation of a rigid body with respect to a fixed coordinate system
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Cardan grille The Cardan grille is a method of writing secret messages using a grid.
History
This technique was used in ancient China.
In 1550, Girolamo Cardano (1501–1576), known in French as , proposed a simple grid for writing hidden messages. He intende ...
, a method of writing secret messages using a grid
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Cardan joint
A universal joint (also called a universal coupling or U-joint) is a joint or coupling connecting rigid shafts whose axes are inclined to each other. It is commonly used in shafts that transmit rotary motion. It consists of a pair of hinges lo ...
, or universal joint, a joint in a rigid rod that allows the rod to "bend" in any direction
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Cardan shaft
A drive shaft, driveshaft, driving shaft, tailshaft ( Australian English), propeller shaft (prop shaft), or Cardan shaft (after Girolamo Cardano) is a component for transmitting mechanical power and torque and rotation, usually used to connect ...
, or drive shaft, a vehicle component for transmitting mechanical power and torque and rotation
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Cardan suspension
A gimbal is a pivoted support that permits rotation of an object about an axis. A set of three gimbals, one mounted on the other with orthogonal pivot axes, may be used to allow an object mounted on the innermost gimbal to remain independent of ...
or gimbal, a pivoted support that allows the rotation of an object about a single axis
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Carden (disambiguation)
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