Back شارل ماري دي لا كوندامين Arabic شارل مارى دى لا كوندامين ARZ Charles Marie de La Condamine AVK Шарль Мары дэ ла Кандамін Byelorussian Шарл Мари дьо ла Кондамин Bulgarian Charles-Marie de La Condamine Catalan Charles Marie de La Condamine Czech Charles Marie de La Condamine German Σαρλ Μαρί ντε Λα Κονταμίν Greek Charles Marie de La Condamine Esperanto
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Charles Marie de La Condamine | |
|---|---|
 La Condamine by Charles-Nicolas Cochin (1768) Pierre-Philippe Choffard (1759) | |
| Born | 28 January 1701 |
| Died | 4 February 1774 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | French |
Charles Marie de La Condamine (French: [la kɔ̃damin]; 28 January 1701 – 4 February 1774) was a French explorer, geographer, and mathematician. He spent ten years in territory which is now Ecuador, measuring the length of a degree of latitude at the equator and preparing the first map of the Amazon region based on astro-geodetic observations. Furthermore he was a contributor to the Encyclopédie.[1]
- ^ Kafker, Frank A. (1989). "Notices sur les auteurs des dix-sept volumes de « discours » de l'Encyclopédie". Recherches sur Diderot et sur l'Encyclopédie Année. 7 (7): 145.