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Fourier
1. (Fran?ois Marie) Charles . 1772--1837, French social reformer: propounded a system of cooperatives known as Fourierism, esp in his work Le Nouveau monde industriel (1829--30)
2. Jean Baptiste Joseph . 1768-- 1830, French mathematician, Egyptologist, and administrator, noted particularly for his research on the theory of heat and the method of analysis named after him
fourier [fu̇r·ē‚ā]
(thermodynamics)
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Though neither by temperament nor conviction a revolutionist, Dostoevsky was one of a little group of young men who met together to read Fourier and Proudhon.
Crime And Punishment by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
The Socialist and Communist systems properly so called, those of Saint-Simon, Fourier, Owen and others, spring into existence in the early undeveloped period, described above, of the struggle between proletariat and bourgeoisie (see Section 1.
The Communist Manifesto by Marx, Karl & Engles, Frederick View in context
"Formerly," replied Barbicane, "it was greatly exagerated; but now, after the calculations of Fourier, of the French Academy of Science, it is not supposed to exceed 60@ Centigrade below zero.
Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
 
 
 
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