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2 de abr. de 2024 · Jean-Felix Piccard (born Jan. 28, 1884, Basel—died Jan. 28, 1963, Minneapolis, Minn., U.S.) was a Swiss-born American chemical engineer and balloonist who conducted stratospheric flights for the purpose of cosmic-ray research.
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Jean Felix Piccard (January 28, 1884 in Basel, Switzerland – January 28, 1963 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), also known as Jean Piccard, was a Swiss-born American chemist, engineer, professor and high-altitude balloonist. He invented clustered high-altitude balloons, and with his wife Jeannette, the plastic balloon.
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24 de jul. de 2020 · Foi o padre e astrônomo francês Jean-Félix Picard que descobriu que o raio polar da Terra mediria 6.328 km (depois o número foi atualizado para 6.356 km) e conseguiu dar uma resposta digna a...
Jean 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. He is principally notable for his accurate measure of the size of the Earth, based on a careful survey of one degree of latitude along the Paris Meridian.
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24 de jul. de 2020 · But Jean-Félix Picard, who was both a priest and an astronomer, became the first person — lay or clergy — to give humankind an accurate idea of our planet’s size. He was born 400 years ago ...
21 de jul. de 2012 · Quick Info. Born. 21 July 1620. La Flèche, France. Died. 12 October 1682. Paris, France. Summary. Jean Picard was a French astronomer who increased the accuracy of astronomical observations. View two larger pictures. Biography. Jean Picard was born in La Flèche, a town on the banks of the Loire.
This Month in Physics History. July 21, 1620: Birth of Jean-Félix Picard, Founder of French Modern Astronomy. Fans of Star Trek: The Next Generation revere Captain Jean-Luc Picard (played by Patrick Stewart). The creator of the series, Gene Roddenberry, purportedly based the name on a Swiss scientist and deep sea explorer, Auguste Piccard.
