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Pierre Petit (engineer)
French astronomer, military engineer, and physicist (1594–1677) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pierre Petit (8 December 1594[1][2] – 20 August 1677) was a French astronomer, physicist, mathematician and instrument maker.
Petit was born in Montluçon, Bourbonnais, France . He succeeded his father in his municipal office (Contrôleur de l'élection), but went to Paris in 1633 to dedicate himself to the sciences. He was a member of the circle around Marin Mersenne, and knew Etienne Pascal, Blaise Pascal, and René Descartes. Later he was a member of the academy of Montmor. On 4 April 1667 he became a fellow of The Royal Society.[1]
He also served as a military engineer and geographer to Louis XIII and Louis XIV, in roles such as Superintendent of Fortifications.
He died in Lagny-sur-Marne in 1677.
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