Antoine de Laval (1664–1728)

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Biographical data

1664 622 Born in Lyon
1680 622 Entered the Society of Jesus in Avignon
1728 622 Died in Toulon

Career

1695 – 1625 622 Teacher of mathematics, hydrography in Marseille , Toulon

Miscellaneous

622 Laval established an astronomical observatory in Marseille and compiled naval maps of the French coast
622 Laval published various astronomical observations of the sun, the moon, planets, eclipses, conjunctions, emersions, and refractions, observations of the tides and gravity, calculations of longitudes, and observations of the barometer

Alternate names

Antoine-François Laval

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Related subjects

Mathematics Astronomical observatory Astronomical observations Hydrography Naval maps

Sources

622 Mulcrone, T. (2001): “Laval, Antoine de”. In: Diccionario histórico de la Compañía de Jesús. Ed. by Charles O'Neill, Universidad Pontifica Comillas, Madrid, p. 618.

Recommended Citation

Antoine de Laval (1664–1728). In: Jesuit Science Network, version 03/11/2018. URL: http://jsn.soohwalee.com/p/912/.