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Pierre Bouguer
Pierre Bouguer was a French mathematician, geophysicist, geodesist, and astronomer. He is also known as "the father of naval architecture". In optics, he is known for making the first numerical photometric measurement.
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science · French mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (1698–1758) · hydrographer · explorer · mathematician · physicist · astronomer · also Pierre Bouguer, Bouguer
Born 16 February 1698 · Died 15 August 1758 · Q11065
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2024· 2 entries
Ouest-France: Les Croisicais invités à accueillir « Le Pierre Bouguer » ce vendredi
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2019· 1 entry
JSTOR Daily: Pierre Bouguer's Optical Treatise on The Gradation of Light
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1758· 1 entry
Died 1758-08-15.
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1750· 1 entry
Awarded Fellow of the Royal Society (1750).
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1698· 1 entry
Born 1698-02-16.
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