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Georges-Louis Le Sage

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Genevan physicist, most known for his theory of gravitation, for his invention of an electric telegraph and his anticipation of the kinetic theory of gases (1724-1803)

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Georges-Louis Le Sage was a Genevan physicist and is most known for his theory of gravitation, for his invention of an electric telegraph and his anticipation of the kinetic theory of gases. He was a contributor to Diderot's Encyclopédie.

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Lived 1724 to 1803 · aged 79
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