Jean-Paul Grandjean de Fouchy
✓ Source-basedrisingFrench astronomer
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Jean-Paul Grandjean de Fouchy was a French astronomer from a noble family. He introduced the analemma curve which allowed the calculation of the local solar noon according to the time of year in 1740. Analemmatic sundials were introduced by J. J. Lalande.
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About this person
Country
FranceCategory
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1707 to 1788 · aged 81
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