Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:person
gptkb:physicist gptkb:scientist astronomer |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1678-11-26
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Beziers,_France
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| gptkbp:deathDate |
1771-02-20
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| gptkbp:deathPlace |
gptkb:Paris,_France
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| gptkbp:fieldOfWork |
gptkb:astronomy
physics chronobiology |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan
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| gptkbp:influenced |
chronobiology
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:Mairan's_hypothesis_on_circadian_rhythms
studies on the movement of plants in darkness |
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:French
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| gptkbp:memberOf |
gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
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| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:French
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| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:Dissertation_sur_les_variations_du_baromètre
gptkb:Traité_physique_et_historique_de_l'aurore_boréale research on circadian rhythms Dissertation sur la glace work on aurora borealis work on heat and light |
| gptkbp:positionHeld |
secretary of the French Academy of Sciences
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:De_Mairan's_Nebula
gptkb:M43 |
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6
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