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Jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan (November 26, 1678 – February 20, 1771) was a French geophysicist. November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Events August 10 - Treaty of Nijmegen ends the Dutch War. ...
February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
He was born in Béziers, France. His father, François d'Ortous, belonged to the landed gentry, but he died when William was four. His mother would die when William was sixteen in 1694. Béziers (Besièrs in Occitan) is a city in Languedoc, in the southwest of France. ...
The gentry is a social class of landowners. ...
Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ...
He attended college in Toulouse, with a focus in ancient Greek. In 1698 he went to Paris to study mathematics and physics. The Capitole, the 18th century city hall of Toulouse and best known landmark in the city; in the foreground is the Place du Capitole, a hub of urban life at the very center of the city Toulouse (pronounced in standard French, in local Toulouse accent) (Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced ) is a...
The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...
Mathematics is the study of quantity, structure, space and change. ...
When stuff moves. ...
In 1718 he was made a member of the Académie Royal des Sciences, and held offices at various times up until 1760, including secretary, assistant director, and director. Eventually he was appointed editor of the Journal des Scavans, a science periodical. // Events July 21 - Treaty of Passarowitz signed November 22 - Off the coast of Virginia, English pirate Edward Teach (best known as Blackbeard) is killed in battle when a British boarding party cornered and then shot and stabbed him more than 25 times. ...
In 1731 he observed a nebulosity around a star near the Orion nebula. This was later designated M43. Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdoms Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. ...
The Pleiades star cluster A star is any massive gaseous body in outer space, just like the Sun. ...
The entire Orion Nebula in visible light Optical images reveal clouds of gas and dust in the Orion Nebula; an infrared image (right) reveals the new stars shining within. ...
M43 can refer to: De Mairans Nebula BMW M43, a BMW piston engine This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
He died of pneumonia in Paris. Pneumonia (the ancient Greek word for lungs) is defined as an inflamation, usually caused by infection, involving the alveoli of the lungs. ...
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Mairan is a lunar impact crater that is located on a highland peninsula between Oceanus Procellarum to the west and Mare Imbrium to the east. ...
Crust composition Oxygen 43% Silicon 21% Aluminium 10% Calcium 9% Iron 9% Magnesium 5% Titanium 2% Nickel 0. ...
Bibliography - Traite physique and historique de l'Aurore Boreale, 1733.
Events February 12 - British colonist James Oglethorpe founds Savannah, Georgia. ...
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