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Anton Felkel

1740 – 1800

Austrian mathematician

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Lived 1740 – 1800. Anton Felkel was a mathematician.

Anton Felkel (26 April 1740, Kamenz, Silesia – c. 1800, possibly in Lisbon, Portugal) was an Austrian mathematician who worked on the determination of prime numbers.

Work In 1776 and 1777, Felkel published a table giving complete prime factorizations of all integers not divisible by 2, 3, and 5, from 1 to 408,000. Felkel had planned to extend his table to 10 million.

Publications Tafel aller einfachen Factoren der durch 2, 3, 5 nicht theilbaren Zahlen von 1 bis 10 000 000. Vienna: 1776; I. Theil enthaltend die Factoren von 1 bis 144000 (also published in Latin) Pars II. exhibens factores numerorum ab 144001 usque 336000 Pars III. exhibens factores numerorum ab 336001 usque 408000 Wahre Beschaffenheit des Donners: Eine ganz neue Entdeckung durch einen Liebhaber der Naturkunde. Wien: v. Ghelen, 1780; Neueröffnetes Geheimniss der Parallellinien enthaltend verschiedene wichtige Zusätze zur Proportion und Körperlehre von Anton Felkel; nebst einer dreyfachen vorläufigen Nachricht von den dazu dienenden neuerfundenen mechanischen Kunstgriffen etc. Wien; von Ghelenschen Buchhandlung, 1781;

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Birth century
Died
1800, Lisbon
Occupation
Education
University of Vienna

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Anton Felkel?

Austrian mathematician

When was Anton Felkel born?

Anton Felkel was born on 26 April 1740 in Kamieniec Ząbkowicki.

When did Anton Felkel die?

Anton Felkel died in 1800 in Lisbon.

What was Anton Felkel's occupation?

Anton Felkel was a mathematician.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Anton Felkel

· Wikidata: Q589271

· DBpedia: Anton Felkel

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