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  1. Carl Friedrich Gauss - Wikipedia

    Gauss was instrumental in the identification of Ceres as a dwarf planet. His work on the motion of planetoids disturbed by large planets led to the introduction of the Gaussian gravitational constant …

  2. Carl Friedrich Gauss | Biography, Discoveries, & Facts - Britannica

    Jul 17, 2025 · Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician, generally regarded as one of the greatest mathematicians of all time for his contributions to number theory, geometry, probability …

  3. Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777 - 1855) - Biography - MacTutor History …

    Carl Friedrich Gauss worked in a wide variety of fields in both mathematics and physics incuding number theory, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, magnetism, astronomy and optics. His …

  4. Gauss: The Prince of Mathematics | Brilliant Math & Science Wiki

    Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss is one of the most influential mathematicians in history. Gauss was born on April 30, 1777 in a small German city north of the Harz mountains named Braunschweig.

  5. Carl Friedrich Gauss: The German Math Prodigy You Never Heard Of

    May 28, 2019 · German mathematician Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss made groundbreaking discoveries as a teenager and wrote a textbook when he was 21.

  6. CARL FRIEDRICH GAUSS – The Prince of Mathematics

    Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss is sometimes referred to as the “ Prince of Mathematicians ” and the “greatest mathematician since antiquity”. He has had a remarkable influence in many fields of …

  7. Carl Friedrich Gauss | Chapman University

    Alongside Leonard Euler and Henri Poincaré, Gauss stands as one of the rare universal minds in science. The legacy of Gauss extends to numerous concepts named after him, including Gauss’s …

  8. Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss - New World Encyclopedia

    Gauss customarily avoided anything having to do with the medical profession, but later in life, at the urging of friends, he sought the advice of a physician. Having suffered from shortness of breath …

  9. Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855) - University of Utah

    Gauss is a giant among mathematical giants. As a young man he gave a rule-and-compass construction of the 17-gon. He made fundamental contributions to number theory, for which he …

  10. Gauss (unit) - Wikipedia

    The gauss (symbol: G, sometimes Gs) is a unit of measurement of magnetic induction, also known as magnetic flux density. The unit is part of the Gaussian system of units, which inherited it from …