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gaspard-gustave de coriolis 19 september 1843 21 may 1792 paris , france paris , france 250px french mathematics , physics École polytechnique 21 may 1792 coriolis effect gustave coriolis.jpg gaspard-gustave de coriolis
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gaspard-gustave de coriolis

-lrb- gaspard - -rrb- gustave de coriolis -lrb- 21 may 1792 -- 19 september 1843 -rrb- was a french mathematician , mechanical engineer and scientist .
he is best known for his work on the supplementary forces that are detected in a rotating frame of reference .
see the coriolis effect .
coriolis was the first to coin the term `` work '' for the transfer of energy by a force acting through a distance .
