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
10085068
Media ID
47279979
Size
4875px x 3170px
(2.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving by J. Ansseau, drawing by P. Feratin, Figuier Savants du Dix-Huitieme Siecle (1882)
Date
1736-37
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1698 1736 1759 Astronomer Degree Lapland Longitude Mathematician Maupertuis Measure Moreau
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