Cardan Explained

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, Gironde, a commune of the Gironde département, in France

See also

• Cardan angle, a type of angle used to describe the orientation of a rigid body with respect to a fixed coordinate system
• Cardan grille, a method of writing secret messages using a grid
• Cardan joint, or universal joint, a joint in a rigid rod that allows the rod to "bend" in any direction
• Cardan shaft, or drive shaft, a vehicle component for transmitting mechanical power and torque and rotation
• Cardan suspension or gimbal, a pivoted support that allows the rotation of an object about a single axis
• Carden (disambiguation)