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César-François Cassini de Thury (17 June 1714 – 4 September 1784), also called Cassini III or Cassini de Thury, was a French astronomer and cartographer. Biography [ edit ] Cassini de Thury was born in Thury-sous-Clermont , in the Oise department, the second son of Jacques Cassini and Suzanne Françoise Charpentier de Charmois. [1]
Jun 13, 2024 · César-François Cassini de Thury (born June 17, 1714, Thury, France—died Sept. 4, 1784, Paris) was a French astronomer and geodesist, who continued surveying work undertaken by his father, Jacques Cassini, and began construction of a great topographical map of France.
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Sep 4, 2012 · César-François Cassini de Thury or Cassini III was a French geodesist who produced the first reliable maps of France.
César-François Cassini, dit Cassini III ou Cassini de Thury, né à Thury-sous-Clermont le 17 juin 1714 et mort de la variole à Paris le 4 septembre 1784, est un géodésien, cartographe et astronome français.
Jun 17, 2022 · César-François Cassini de Thury, a French astronomer and cartographer, was born June 17, 1714. Cassini was a member of one of the very few family dynasties in science. His grandfather was Giovanni Domenico Cassini...
Rappeler la mémoire de César François Cassini de Thury, c’est à la fois rendre hommage à un savant français du siècle des Lumières, c’est aussi retracer l’histoire de la première cartographie systématique de la France appuyée sur la méridienne de Paris, mère de toutes les cartes modernes du territoire national, inspiratrice ...
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César-François Cassini de Thury. 1714-1784. French cartographer who created the first modern map of France (1745). His project of producing an even more detailed map was almost completed before his death.
