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Pierre Bouguer
1698Feb, 16

Pierre Bouguer

Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer (d. 1758)
Pierre Bouguer (French: [buˈge]) (16 February 1698, Croisic – 15 August 1758, Paris) was a French mathematician, geophysicist, geodesist, and astronomer. He is also known as "the father of naval architecture".

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