Briggs — could refer to: Briggs cliff, a fictional place in Fullmetal Alchemist manga Briggs (crater), a lunar crater Briggs Initiative, either of two pieces of Californian legislation sponsored by John Briggs Briggs Islet, Tasmania, Australia Briggs,… … Wikipedia
Briggs — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Anne Briggs (* 1944), englische Folk Sängerin Ansel Briggs (1806–1881), US amerikanischer Politiker Arthur Briggs (1899–1991), US amerikanischer Trompeter, Orchesterleiter und Jazzmusiker Asa Briggs, Baron … Deutsch Wikipedia
BRIGGS (H.) — BRIGGS HENRY (1561 1630) Mathématicien anglais dont le nom est attaché à la découverte des logarithmes décimaux (appelés aussi logarithmes vulgaires ou briggsiens). Le caractère instrumental de ce nouvel outil mathématique lui valut une large et… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Briggs — Briggs, OK U.S. Census Designated Place in Oklahoma Population (2000): 358 Housing Units (2000): 139 Land area (2000): 3.955196 sq. miles (10.243911 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.955196 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Briggs, OK — U.S. Census Designated Place in Oklahoma Population (2000): 358 Housing Units (2000): 139 Land area (2000): 3.955196 sq. miles (10.243911 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.955196 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
briggs — briggs; briggs·ian; … English syllables
Briggs — (Briggius), Henry, Mathematiker, geb. 1556 zu Warleywood in Yorkshire, gest. 26. Jan. 1630, studierte in Cambridge, wurde 1596 Professor am Gresham College in London und 1619 in Oxford. Als 1614 Neper (Napier, s.d. 1) die Logarithmen erfand, gab… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Briggs — Briggs, Henry … Enciclopedia Universal
Briggs — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Briggs est un patronyme qui peut désigner : Barbara G. Briggs (née en 1934), botaniste australien. Benjamin Briggs (1835 1872), capitaine du Mary… … Wikipédia en Français
Briggs — This interesting name is a variant of the more common name Bridges, which, contrary to appearances, has two possible origins, one the perhaps obvious English topographical or occupational one, and the other locational, from Belgium. Firstly, then … Surnames reference
