Jacques Cassini
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Jacques Cassini was an 18th-century French astronomer and geodesist known for his work on measuring the shape of the Earth and continuing the scientific legacy of the Cassini family.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jacques Cassini canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
French scientist
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geodesist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| affiliation | French scientific community ⓘ |
| child | César-François Cassini de Thury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| employer | Paris Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Cassini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Giovanni Domenico Cassini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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cartography ⓘ geodesy ⓘ |
| givenName | Jacques NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | Italian-French scientific family background ⓘ |
| memberOf | Cassini family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
contributed to debates on the Earth’s flattening at the poles
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extended geodetic measurements in France ⓘ helped continue the scientific legacy of the Cassini dynasty ⓘ |
| notableFor |
18th-century astronomy
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18th-century geodesy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
continuation of the Paris meridian survey
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determination of the shape of the Earth ⓘ measurement of the meridian arc of Paris ⓘ work on the oblate or prolate nature of the Earth ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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geodesist ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris ⓘ |
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