Charles Marie de La Condamine
Mathematician, Deceased Person
1701 – 1774
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Who was Charles Marie de La Condamine?
Charles Marie de La Condamine was a French explorer, geographer, and mathematician. He spent ten years in present-day Ecuador measuring the length of a degree latitude at the equator and preparing the first map of the Amazon region based on astronomical observations. Furthermore he was a contributor to the Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers.
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- Born
- Jan 28, 1701
Paris - Also known as
- Charles-Marie de La Condamine
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Died
- Feb 4, 1774
Paris
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on July 23, 2013
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