Born on August 18, 1698, Samuel Klingenstierna (1698-1765) was a Swedish mathematician and scientist. Initially, he studied law, but his interests quickly turned to natural philosophy. As a student, Klingenstierna gave lectures on the innovative mathematical analysis of Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz. In 1728, he became a professor of geometry at Uppsala University. Five years later, he moved to physics and served as a professor until 1752, when he retired to become an advisor to the Commander of Artillery. Klingenstierna's contributions included his first enunciation of errors in Newton's theories of refraction.
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