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Adrien Auzout

Sluiten
First name
Adrien
Last name
Auzout
Date of Birth
1622
Date of Death
1691
Born in
Rouen
Died in
Rome

Adrien Auzout was a French astronomer and mathematician. He was member of the Parisian ‘circle’ around Mersenne, and a fierce opponent of Hevelius (cf. 1665.10.[22], Ep. 31). He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1666, and was known for his instrumental skills and telescopic observations. See: Brown, 1967; DSB, vol. 1, pp. 341–2.

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Marin Mersenne

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