Jean Picard
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This article is about the 17th-century French astronomer. For the bookbinder, see Jean Picard (bookbinder). For the chemist, professor and balloonist, see Jean Piccard. For the fictional character, see Jean-Luc Picard.
Jean Picard (21 July 1620 – 12 July 1682) was a French astronomer and priest born in La Flèche, where he studied at the Jesuit Collège Royal Henry-Le-Grand.
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Jean Picard | |
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Born | (1620-07-21)21 July 1620 |
Died | 12 July 1682(1682-07-12) (aged 61) |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Astronomer |
Notable work | Mesure de la Terre |
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He is principally notable for his accurate measure of the size of the Earth, based on a careful survey of one degree of latitude along the Paris Meridian.