Cardan may refer to:
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Gerolamo Cardano
Gerolamo Cardano (; also Girolamo or Geronimo; ; ; 24 September 1501– 21 September 1576) was an Italian polymath whose interests and proficiencies ranged through those of mathematician, physician, biologist, physicist, chemist, astrologer, as ...
or Jerome Cardan (1501–1576), Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer, and gambler
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Cornelius Castoriadis
Cornelius Castoriadis (; 11 March 1922 – 26 December 1997) was a Greeks in France, Greek-FrenchMemos 2014, p. 18: "he was ... granted full French citizenship in 1970." philosopher, sociologist, social critic, economist, psychoanalyst, au ...
(1922–1997), Greek-French philosopher who used the pseudonym Paul Cardan
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Cardan, Gironde, a commune of the Gironde ''département'', in France
See also
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Cardan angle, a type of angle used to describe the orientation of a rigid body with respect to a fixed coordinate system
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Cardan grille, a method of writing secret messages using a grid
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Cardan joint, or universal joint, a joint in a rigid rod that allows the rod to "bend" in any direction
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Cardan shaft
Cardan may refer to:
* Gerolamo Cardano or Jerome Cardan (1501–1576), Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer, and gambler
* Cornelius Castoriadis (1922–1997), Greek-French philosopher who used the pseudonym Paul Cardan
* Cardan, Giro ...
, or drive shaft, a vehicle component for transmitting mechanical power and torque and rotation
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Cardan suspension or gimbal, a pivoted support that allows the rotation of an object about a single axis
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Carden (disambiguation)
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