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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Mathematician
gptkb:astronomy
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gptkbp:academic_advisor
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gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Joseph_Fourier
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Copley_Medal
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1749-09-19
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Amiens,_France
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gptkbp:children
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Jean Delambre
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gptkbp:contribution
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trigonometry
geodetic surveys
improvement of astronomical tables
development of the metric system
calculation of the Earth's circumference
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gptkbp:death_date
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1822-08-17
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:Paris,_France
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:astronomy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Jean-Baptiste Delambre
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gptkbp:influence
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scientific measurement techniques
astronomical navigation
modern geodesy
metric system standardization
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:astronomy
geodesy
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gptkbp:invention
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Delambre's star catalog
Delambre's lunar tables
Delambre's method of triangulation
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gptkbp:involvement
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gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkb:French_Revolution
scientific community reforms
astronomical expeditions
metric system advocacy
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gptkbp:known_for
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meridian arc measurement
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gptkbp:legacy
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Delambre's contributions to astronomy
Delambre's contributions to mathematics
Delambre's formula
Delambre's influence on future scientists
Delambre's theorem
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:French
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gptkbp:notable_students
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gptkb:Gaspard_Monge
gptkb:Joseph-Louis_Lagrange
gptkb:Pierre-Simon_Laplace
gptkb:Nicolas-Louis_de_Lacaille
Adrien-Marie Legendre
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gptkbp:notable_work
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La mesure de la terre
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Marie-Anne_Delambre
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Marie-Anne_Delambre
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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