Webum > Society > Philosophy > Philosophers > D > D'Alembert, Jean le Rond See also Science > Math > History Science > Physics > Classical Mechanics Society > Philosophy > History of Philosophy > Early Modern > Enlightenment Jean-le-Rond D'Alembert (1717 - 1783) An excerpt from W.W. Rouse Ball's 1908 book, A Short History of Mathematics. Emphasizes D'Alembert's work in calculus and fluid dynamics. MacTutor History of Mathematics: D'Alembert Biography of this noted French thinker by J.J. O'Connor and E.F. Robinson. Includes links to related thinkers in the mathematical tradition. Preliminary Discourse to the Encyclopedia of Diderot D'Alembert's foreword to this French Enlightenment classic, translated by Richard Hooker. Help build the biggest human edited directory on the internet Add your website - Open Directory Project - Become an editor