rond

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rond (plural ronds)

(Norfolk) A bank of a river or a canal.

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In part, it was conceived in reaction to the French Encyclopédie of Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert (published 1751–72), which had been inspired by Chambers's Cyclopaedia (first edition 1728). Source: Internet

Jean le Rond d'Alembert, Discours préliminaire de l'Encyclopédie In 1783, Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn referred to Enlightenment as a process by which man was educated in the use of reason. Source: Internet

Jean le Rond d'Alembert was persuaded to become Diderot's colleague; and permission was procured from the government. Source: Internet

Mathematicians including Jean le Rond d'Alembert had produced false proofs before him, and Gauss's dissertation contains a critique of d'Alembert's work. Source: Internet

Scalar wave equation in one space dimension French scientist Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert (b. 1717) discovered the wave equation in one space dimension. Source: Internet

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, s.v. "Alembert, Jean le Rond d'" This led to a series of bitter exchanges between the men and contributed to the end of d'Alembert and Rousseau's friendship. Source: Internet

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