About Jean Nicolas Fortin
Lived 1750 – 1831 (aged 80). Jean Nicolas Fortin was a French engineer, mechanician and physicist.
Jean Nicolas Fortin (1750–1831) was a French maker of scientific instruments, born on 9 August 1750 in Mouchy-la-Ville
In 1776 Fortin produced the Atlas céleste de Flamstéed, a revised and updated edition of Flamsteed's Atlas Coelestis (celestial atlas) of 1729, at about 1/3 of the original scale and in French. Maps from a later 1795 edition of this work were used by Messier to show the location of his discoveries.
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Who was Jean Nicolas Fortin?
French maker of scientific instruments
When was Jean Nicolas Fortin born?
Jean Nicolas Fortin was born on 9 August 1750 in Mouchy-la-ville / Commune de Heilles.
When did Jean Nicolas Fortin die?
Jean Nicolas Fortin died on 18 May 1831 in Mouchy-la-ville / Commune de Heilles.
What was Jean Nicolas Fortin's occupation?
Jean Nicolas Fortin was an engineer, mechanician and physicist.
What nationality was Jean Nicolas Fortin?
Jean Nicolas Fortin was French.
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