Himmelblau is a
German language
German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Ita ...
surname, which means "
skyblue
Sky blue is a shade of light blue comparable to that of a clear daytime sky. The term (as "sky blew") is attested from 1681. A 1585 translation of Nicolas de Nicolay's 1576 ''Les navigations, peregrinations et voyages faicts en la Turquie'' in ...
".
[''Behind the Name'']
"Surname Blau"
Retrieved on 26 January 2016. The name may refer to:
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David Himmelblau (1924–2011), American scientist
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Fabian Himmelblau (1860–1931), Polish bookseller and publisher
See also
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Coop Himmelb(l)au
Coop Himmelb(l)au (A pun meaning ''Coop Sky Building'' and ''Coop Sky Blue'') is an architecture, urban planning, design, and art firm founded by Wolf D. Prix, Helmut Swiczinsky, and Michael Holzer in Vienna, Austria in 1968.
History
Coop Him ...
, an architectural firm
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Himmelblau's function
In mathematical optimization, Himmelblau's function is a multi-modal function, used to test the performance of optimization algorithms. The function is defined by:
: f(x, y) = (x^2+y-11)^2 + (x+y^2-7)^2.\quad
It has one local maximum at x = - ...
, in mathematical optimization
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PerfektBreitHimmelblau, a set of songs
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German-language surnames
German words and phrases
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