Properties (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
astronomer
geographer |
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Bureau_des_Longitudes
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_Paris
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Pierre-Simon_Laplace
|
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Copley_Medal
|
| gptkbp:birthDate |
September 16, 1744
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| gptkbp:child |
Jean-Baptiste_Méchain_Jr.
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| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Joseph_Delambre
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
determining the length of the meter
establishing the metric system improving the accuracy of maps |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
September 20, 1804
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| gptkbp:fellow |
gptkb:Royal_Society
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| gptkbp:field |
astronomy
geodesy |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Jean-Baptiste Méchain
|
| gptkbp:influence |
cartographic techniques
modern surveying techniques development of geodetic networks education in geodesy and cartography scientific methodology in geodesy scientific_community_in_France geographic_sciences metrication_efforts_in_Europe |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Joseph_Delambre
modern geodesy |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
|
| gptkbp:involvedIn |
gptkb:French_Revolution
scientific expeditions astronomical observations |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
geodetic surveys
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Méchain's method of triangulation
|
| gptkbp:members |
gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
French
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
meridian arc measurement
contributed to the establishment of the meter as a unit of measure died during a scientific expedition first to measure the meridian arc in Spain participated in the metric system development pioneered the use of triangulation in surveying. recognized for his contributions to science in his lifetime measuring_the_meridian_arc_from_Dunkirk_to_Barcelona |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
advancements in astronomical measurement techniques
geodetic_survey_of_France |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:Méchain's_meridian_arc
Méchain's triangulation method |
| gptkbp:occupation |
mathematician
|
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Laon,_France
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| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Barcelona,_Spain
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| gptkbp:researchField |
cartography
mathematics topography |
| gptkbp:researchFocus |
geodetic measurements
Earth's_shape |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Marie-Anne_Méchain
|