Maupertuis in Lapland
PIERRE LOUIS MOREAU DE MAUPERTUIS (1698 - 1759) French mathematician and astronomer sent to Lapland by Louis XV to measure a degree of longitude
Picture No
12006127
Media ID
45542525
Size
4875px x 3170px
(5.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving by J. Ansseau, drawing by P. Feratin, Figuier Savants du Dix-Huitieme Siecle (1882)
Date
1736-37
