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Gauss
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (; German: Gauß [ɡaʊs] ( listen); Latin: Carolus Fridericus Gauss; 30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855) was a German mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to many fields, including algebra, analysis, astronomy, differential geometry, electrostatics, geodesy, geophysics, magnetic fields, matrix theory, mechanics, number theory, optics and statistics.
Sometimes referred to as the Princeps mathematicorum (Latin for “the foremost of mathematicians”) and “the greatest mathematician since antiquity”, Gauss had an exceptional influence in many fields of mathematics and science, and is ranked among history’s most influential mathematicians.
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Tesla (noun)
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux density or magnetic inductivity. Symbol: T
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Gauss (noun)
The unit of magnetic field strength in CGS systems of units, equal to 0.0001 tesla.