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Louis Godin
1704Feb, 28

Louis Godin

Louis Godin, French astronomer and academic (d. 1760)
Louis Godin (28 February 1704 – 11 September 1760) was a French astronomer and member of the French Academy of Sciences. He worked in Peru, Spain, Portugal and France.

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