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Gabriel Mouton
French abbot and scientist · Scientists · Lived 1619 to 1694 · aged 75
Gabriel Mouton was a French abbot and scientist. He was a doctor of theology from Lyon, but was also interested in mathematics and astronomy. His 1670 book, the Observationes diametrorum solis et lunae apparentium, proposed a natural standard of length based on the circumference of the Earth, divided decimally.
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It was influential in the adoption of the metric system in 1799.
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1619 to 1694 · aged 75
