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Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis

English: Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (July 17, 1698 – July 27, 1759) was a French mathematician and astronomer. He is often credited with having invented the principle of least action.
Deutsch: Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (* 7. Juli 1698, Saint-Malo, †27. Juli 1759, Basel) war ein französischer Mathematiker und Astronom.
  • Line engraving by J. Daullé, 1741, after R. Levrac-Tournières, 1737. He is wearing "lapmudes" or a fur coat from his Lapland expedition. With one hand he is pressing on the globe, making it oblate.
    Line engraving by J. Daullé, 1741, after R. Levrac-Tournières, 1737. He is wearing "lapmudes" or a fur coat from his Lapland expedition. With one hand he is pressing on the globe, making it oblate.
  • A map showing the sites of his Lapland measurements.
    A map showing the sites of his Lapland measurements.
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