Pierre Bouguer
French astronomer and mathematician (1698-1758)
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- Figure de la Terre
- Essai d'optique Sur la Gradation de la Lumière...
- Traité d'optique Sur la Gradation de la Lumière
- Nouveau Traité de Navigation, Contenant la Théorie et la Pratique du Pilotage
- Traité du Navire, de Sa Construction et de Ses Mouvemens
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Pierre Bouguer ( French: [buˈge]) (16 February 1698, Le Croisic, Province of Brittany – 15 August 1758, Paris) was a French mathematician, geophysicist, geodesist, and astronomer. He is also known as "the father of naval architecture".
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