1588

Marin Mersenne

Sluiten
First name
Marin
Last name
Mersenne
Date of Birth
1588
Date of Death
1648
Born in
Oizé
Died in
Paris

Marin Mersenne was the French minim priest and savant. He was interested in a multitude of domains ranging from mathematics and music theory to philosophy, experimental physics and theoretical optics. His scientific friends, which were in his widespread correspondent network and Parisian cabinet, included many well-known figures. See: Brown, 1967, pp. 31–63; DSB, vol. 9, pp. 316–22.

Relationships

Antoine Arnauld

Contact

Adam Boreel

Correspondent

Johannes Hevelius

Correspondent

Adrien Auzout

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