Charles-René Reynaud (or Reyneau), (1656, Brissac – 24 February 1728, Paris) was a French mathematician.

Biography

A priest of the

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, father Reyneau was successively professor of philosophy at

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and

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, and then of mathematics at the college of

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. He was a member of the and free associate of the French Academy of Sciences. His ''Analyse démontrée'' is a collection of the main theories prevalent in works of (?) etc. ; Reyneau added demonstrations or offered better ones.

Publications

* ''Analyse démontrée, ou la Méthode de résoudre les problèmes de mathématiques'', Paris, 1708, 2 t., in one vol. in-4° ** Several editions online at

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, includin
la deuxième, Paris, Quillau, 1736-1738
* ''Science du calcul des grandeurs en général, ou Éléments de mathématiques'', Paris, J. Quillau, 1714-35, 2 vol. in-4°, with figures *
Edition online at Hathi Trust

Sources

* Joseph-Marie Quérard, ''La France littéraire'', vol.7, Paris, Firmin Didot, 1835, .

External links

Charles Reyneau
on data.bnf.fr
Le calcul différentiel et intégral dans l’Analyse démontrée de Charles René Reyneau
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reynaud, Charles-Rene 17th-century French mathematicians 18th-century French mathematicians Members of the French Academy of Sciences 1656 births 1728 deaths