Carolus Maria de La Condamine
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Carolus Maria vulgo Charles Marie de La Condamine (natus die 28 Ianuarii 1701 Lutetiae; ibidem mortuus die 4 Februarii 1774) fuit explorator, scientiarum peritus, astronomus, et botanicus Francicus. Siglum scientificum eius est " Cond.."
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