A study of a trajectory : Popoff, wars and ballistics.

Laurent Mazliak (1)

1 LPMA - Laboratoire de Probabilités et Modèles Aléatoires

In this paper, we follow the surprising trajectory of Kiril Popoff (1880-1966), a Bulgarian astronomer and mathematician who specialized in ballistics during the Great War and was invited in the 1920s to teach a course on the subject at Paris University. To complete the picture, we also present the social and political context of Bulgaria at the beginning of 20th Century.

Domaines: Histoire et perspectives sur les mathématiques [math.HO]

Laurent Mazliak. A study of a trajectory : Popoff, wars and ballistics.. Almagest, 2012, 3 (1), pp.1-20. ⟨hal-00713398⟩