4-488: Bouguer may refer to: Jean Bouguer (d. 1714), French hydrographer and mathematician Pierre Bouguer (1698-1758), French mathematician, geophysicist, geodesist, and astronomer; son of Jean Bouguer Bouguer (lunar crater) , impact crater named after Pierre Bouguer Bouguer (Martian crater) , another impact crater named after Pierre Bouguer 8190 Bouguer , main-belt asteroid named after Pierre Bouguer Topics referred to by
8-411: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jean Bouguer Jean Bouguer (or Jan Bouguer ; pronounced boo-GAYR) (d. 1714) was a French hydrographer and mathematician from Brittany . A former maritime pilot who had lost a leg at Bantry in the 1689 French invasion of Ireland , causing him to leave active maritime service. Bouguer
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16-516: Was appointed royal professor of hydrography in charge of the new École d'hydrographie at Le Croisic in June 1691. He was author of a highly regarded treatise on navigation and piloting ( Traité complet de la navigation , Paris, Guignard, 1698 ). He would also teach students privately in a one-room school at his home, where he kept many astronomical and navigational instruments. He was well-versed in astronomy, mathematics , and hydrography, and held
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