…He was a member of the Academy and was involved in the determination of the longitude of Paris (1718). In the area of the shape of the Earth, he opposed the Newtonians JT Désaguliers (1683-1744) and PLM de Maupertuis (1698-1759), who had just begun to appear in France, and firmly supported the elongated theory, strongly defending his father's theory. César François C. (1714-84), the third Count of Thuris, and Jacques Dominique C. (1748-1845), the fourth, worked together to complete what is known as the Cassini map in 1793. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Désaguliers, JT" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…アカデミー会員で,パリの経度の決定(1718)などにかかわる。地球の形状では,ようやくフランスにも登場し始めたデザギュリエJ.T.Désaguliers(1683‐1744),モーペルテュイP.L.M.de Maupertuis(1698‐1759)らのニュートン派と対立して,縦長説を堅持し,父親の説を強く擁護した。3代目で,テュリ伯となったセザール・フランソワCésar François C.(1714‐84)と4代目のジャック・ドミニクJacques Dominique C.(1748‐1845)は協力して〈カッシニ図〉と呼ばれるものを1793年に完成させた。… ※「Désaguliers,J.T.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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