| Yvon Villarceau | |
|---|---|
 Villarceau in 1883, photographed by Eugène Pirou | |
| Born | (1813-01-15)15 January 1813 Vendome, France |
| Died | 23 December 1883(1883-12-23) (aged 70) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | École Centrale Paris |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, astronomy, engineering |
| Institutions | Paris Observatory |
Antoine-Joseph Yvon Villarceau (15 January 1813 – 23 December 1883) was a French astronomer, mathematician, and engineer.
He constructed an equatorial meridian-instrument and an isochronometric regulator for the Paris Observatory.
He wrote Mécanique Céleste. Expose des Méthodes de Wronski et Composantes des Forces Perturbatrices suivant les Axes Mobiles (Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1881) and Sur l'établissement des arches de pont, envisagé au point de vue de la plus grande stabilité (Paris: Imprimerie Impériale, 1853).
He is the eponym of Villarceau circles, which are two circular sections of a torus other than the two trivial ones.
A short street in the 16th arrondissement of Paris is named after Villarceau.
References
- Debus, Allen G. (1968). World Who's Who in Science: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Scientists from Antiquity to the Present. Chicago: Marquis-Who's Who. p. 1840.
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