Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Mathematician
gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Paris
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1749-09-19
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Amiens,_France
gptkbp:contribution Delambre's work on the history of astronomy in Europe
Delambre's work on the history of the French Academy of Sciences in Europe
Delambre's work on the history of the French Revolution in France
Delambre's work on the history of astronomy in France
Delambre's work on the history of the French Academy of Sciences
Delambre's work on the history of the metric system in France
Delambre's work on the history of the French Academy of Sciences in France
Delambre's work on the history of the metric system
Delambre's work on the history of the French Revolution
Delambre's work on celestial mechanics
Delambre's work on the calculation of eclipses
Delambre's work on the history of astronomy
Delambre's work on the history of mathematics
Delambre's work on the history of science
Delambre's work on the motion of the moon
Delambre's work on the theory of errors
Delambre's work on the theory of planetary motion
Delambre's work on the theory of probability
Delambre's work on the theory of tides
Delambre's work on the determination of the length of the meter
Delambre's work on the history of science in Europe
Delambre's work on the history of the Enlightenment in France
Delambre's work on the history of the Enlightenment
Delambre's work on the history of mathematics in France
Delambre's work on the history of the French Revolution in Europe
Delambre's work on the history of science in France
Delambre's work on the history of the metric system in Europe
Delambre's work on the history of mathematics in Europe
Delambre's method of calculating the distance to the sun
Delambre's work on the history of the Enlightenment in Europe
Delambre's work on the calculation of the Earth's circumference
gptkbp:death_date 1822-08-17
gptkbp:field gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:astronomy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Joseph-Louis_Lagrange
gptkb:Pierre-Simon_Laplace
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Jean_le_Rond_d'_Alembert
gptkbp:known_for contributions to the metric system
work on the history of astronomy
determining the meridian arc from Dunkirk to Barcelona
gptkbp:member gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkbp:notable_work Histoire de l'astronomie moderne
Méthode de calcul intégral
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie-Anne_Delambre
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charles_de_Lalande
gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkb:Joseph_Fourier
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5