Maupertuis

[ moh-per-twee ]

/ moʊ pɛrˈtwi /

noun

Pierre Louis Mo·reau de

[pyer lwee maw-roh duh], /pyɛr lwi mɔˈroʊ də/, 1698–1759, French mathematician, astronomer, and biologist.

Words nearby Maupertuis

maundy, Maundy money, Maundy Thursday, maungy, Maupassant, Maupertuis, Maura, Maureen, Maurer's dot, Mauretania, Mauretanian

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Example sentences from the Web for Maupertuis

Maupertuis' chief scientific performance was his mission to Lapland to determine the measurement of a degree of longitude in 1736.
A Short History of French Literature|George Saintsbury
Algarotti has already the honor of some acquaintance with Maupertuis.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XI. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
Maupertuis is well known at Cirey; such a lion could not fail there.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XI. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
In 1765 Grimm describes the principle of Leibnitz and Maupertuis as “gaining on us on every side.”
Diderot and the Encyclopdists|John Morley

He requested of Maupertuis to come to Berlin, to settle an academy, in terms of great ardour and great condescension.
The Works of Samuel Johnson, Vol. 6|Samuel Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for Maupertuis

Maupertuis

/ (French mopɛrtɥi) /

noun

Pierre Louis Moreau de (pjɛr lwi mɔro də). 1698–1759, French mathematician, who originated the principle of least action (or Maupertuis principle)

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单词	maupertuis
释义	Maupertuis [ moh-per-twee ] / moʊ pɛrˈtwi / noun Pierre Louis Mo·reau de [pyer lwee maw-roh duh], /pyɛr lwi mɔˈroʊ də/, 1698–1759, French mathematician, astronomer, and biologist. Words nearby Maupertuis maundy, Maundy money, Maundy Thursday, maungy, Maupassant, Maupertuis, Maura, Maureen, Maurer's dot, Mauretania, Mauretanian Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Maupertuis Maupertuis' chief scientific performance was his mission to Lapland to determine the measurement of a degree of longitude in 1736. A Short History of French Literature\|George Saintsbury Algarotti has already the honor of some acquaintance with Maupertuis. History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XI. (of XXI.)\|Thomas Carlyle Maupertuis is well known at Cirey; such a lion could not fail there. History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XI. (of XXI.)\|Thomas Carlyle In 1765 Grimm describes the principle of Leibnitz and Maupertuis as “gaining on us on every side.” Diderot and the Encyclopdists\|John Morley He requested of Maupertuis to come to Berlin, to settle an academy, in terms of great ardour and great condescension. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Vol. 6\|Samuel Johnson British Dictionary definitions for Maupertuis Maupertuis / (French mopɛrtɥi) / noun Pierre Louis Moreau de (pjɛr lwi mɔro də). 1698–1759, French mathematician, who originated the principle of least action (or Maupertuis principle) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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