About François Joseph des Camus
Lived 1672 – 1732 (aged 59–60). François Joseph des Camus was a French engineer and physicist.
François Joseph des Camus (14 September 1672 – 1732), a French mechanic, was born near Saint-Mihiel, France. After studying for the church, he devoted himself to mechanical inventions, a number of which he described in his Traité des forces mouvantes pour la pratique des arts et métiers, Paris, 1722.
He died in England in 1732.
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François Joseph des Camus was born on 14 September 1672.
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François Joseph des Camus died in 1732 in England.
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François Joseph des Camus was an engineer and physicist.
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