Pierre Louis Maupertuis

Events

1

Episodes

1

Years

1736

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Pierre Louis Maupertuis, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Maupertuis Meridian Arc Expedition

   1736

   Role: Chief of the French Geodesic Mission

   1. 11736 · LaplandLapland Meridian Measurement

      Maupertuis led the 1736 mission to Lapland to measure a meridian arc degree.

Sources

1. Pierre Louis Maupertuis Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02