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gptkbp:instanceOf
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mathematician
astronomer
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:École_Polytechnique
gptkb:Collège_de_France
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Paris_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Copley_Medal
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gptkbp:born
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September 19, 1749
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Jean_Delambre
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gptkbp:contribution
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development of trigonometry
improvements in astronomical instruments
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gptkbp:died
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August 17, 1822
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gptkbp:fellow
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gptkb:Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society
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gptkbp:field
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astronomy
mathematics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre
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gptkbp:influence
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modern astronomy
scientific methodology
standardization of measurements
mathematical rigor
modern geodesy
educational reforms in mathematics
metric system development
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Joseph-Louis_Lagrange
gptkb:Pierre-Simon_Laplace
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkb:Gottfried_Wilhelm_Leibniz
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gptkbp:inventor
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gptkb:Delambre's_trigonometric_tables
gptkb:Delambre's_astronomical_tables
Delambre's_geodetic_measurements
Delambre's_method_of_measuring_the_meridian
Delambre's_tables_of_logarithms
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gptkbp:knownFor
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contribution to the metric system
calculating_the_meridian_arc
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gptkbp:legacy
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scientific measurements
astronomical calculations
education in mathematics
metric system standardization
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gptkbp:nationality
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French
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Joseph-Louis_Lagrange
gptkb:Nicolas_Léonard_Sadi_Carnot
gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Joseph_Fourier
gptkb:Pierre-Simon_Laplace
Adrien-Marie Legendre
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Histoire de l'astronomie moderne
La mesure de l'arc du méridien
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gptkbp:researchFocus
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celestial mechanics
geodesy
mathematical astronomy
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gptkbp:restingPlace
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gptkb:Père_Lachaise_Cemetery
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Marie_Anne_Delambre
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