Picard, Jean (1620-82)

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 3924. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

History And Archaeoastronomy, Biographies

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Astronomer, born in La Flèche, France, became professor of astronomy at the Collège de France in Paris and a member of the Académie Royale des Sciences. He made instruments to make more accurate observations, including (with Auzout) the movable-wire micrometer to measure small angles, such as the diameters of the planets, and a sighting telescope for a quadrant and sector to determine star positi...

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