Jean-Charles de Borda
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Jean-Charles de Borda was an 18th-century French mathematician, physicist, and naval officer known for his influential work in fluid mechanics, metrology, and voting theory.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jean-Charles de Borda canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
French person
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ naval officer ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1733-05-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Dax
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ Landes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of the metric system in France ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1799-02-19 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| designed | repeating circle ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Collège d'Harcourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| familyName | de Borda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ballistics
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fluid mechanics ⓘ hydrodynamics ⓘ metrology ⓘ navigation ⓘ voting theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean-Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
electoral system design
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measurement science ⓘ social choice theory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Borda count
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contributions to the metric system ⓘ development of precise angle-measuring instruments ⓘ work in voting theory ⓘ work on fluid resistance ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie des Sciences
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surface form:
French Academy of Sciences
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| militaryBranch | French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | naval officer ⓘ |
| name | Jean-Charles de Borda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableIdea | ranked voting method based on point assignments ⓘ |
| occupation |
mathematician
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naval officer ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| studied |
mathematics
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physics ⓘ |
| workedOn |
hydraulic machines
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theory of ship resistance ⓘ |
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