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25 relations: Abbot, Astronomy, Christiaan Huygens, Decimal, Earth, Ferdinand Hoefer, France, French Academy of Sciences, Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Gravity, Guillaume Bigourdan, Introduction to the metric system, Jean Picard, John Wilkins, List of Catholic clergy scientists, London, Lyon, Mathematics, Meridian arc, Metric system, Minute and second of arc, Pendulum, Royal Society, Scientist.
Abbot
Abbot, meaning father, is an ecclesiastical title given to the male head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity.
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Astronomy
Astronomy (from ἀστρονομία) is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena.
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Christiaan Huygens
Christiaan Huygens (Hugenius; 14 April 1629 – 8 July 1695) was a Dutch physicist, mathematician, astronomer and inventor, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest scientists of all time and a major figure in the scientific revolution.
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Decimal
The decimal numeral system (also called base-ten positional numeral system, and occasionally called denary) is the standard system for denoting integer and non-integer numbers.
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Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.
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Ferdinand Hoefer
Jean Chrétien Ferdinand Hoefer (German: Ferdinand Höfer, April 21, 1811, Döschnitz – May 1878) was a German-French physician and lexicographer.
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France
France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.
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French Academy of Sciences
The French Academy of Sciences (French: Académie des sciences) is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research.
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Giovanni Battista Riccioli
Giovanni Battista Riccioli (17 April 1598 – 25 June 1671) was an Italian astronomer and a Catholic priest in the Jesuit order.
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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm (von) Leibniz (or; Leibnitz; – 14 November 1716) was a German polymath and philosopher who occupies a prominent place in the history of mathematics and the history of philosophy.
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Gravity
Gravity, or gravitation, is a natural phenomenon by which all things with mass or energy—including planets, stars, galaxies, and even light—are brought toward (or gravitate toward) one another.
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Guillaume Bigourdan
Camille Guillaume Bigourdan (6 April 1851 – 28 February 1932) was a French astronomer.
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Introduction to the metric system
The metric system was developed during the French Revolution to replace the various measures previously used in France.
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Jean Picard
Jean-Félix 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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John Wilkins
John Wilkins, (16141672) was an Anglican clergyman, natural philosopher and author, and was one of the founders of the Royal Society.
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List of Catholic clergy scientists
This is a list of Catholic churchmen throughout history who have made contributions to science.
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London
London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.
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Lyon
Lyon (Liyon), is the third-largest city and second-largest urban area of France.
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Mathematics
Mathematics (from Greek μάθημα máthēma, "knowledge, study, learning") is the study of such topics as quantity, structure, space, and change.
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Meridian arc
In geodesy, a meridian arc measurement is the distance between two points with the same longitude, i.e., a segment of a meridian curve or its length.
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Metric system
The metric system is an internationally adopted decimal system of measurement.
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Minute and second of arc
A minute of arc, arcminute (arcmin), arc minute, or minute arc is a unit of angular measurement equal to of one degree.
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Pendulum
A pendulum is a weight suspended from a pivot so that it can swing freely.
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Royal Society
The President, Council and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, commonly known as the Royal Society, is a learned society.
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Scientist
A scientist is a person engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge that describes and predicts the natural world.
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References
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