Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc

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Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc.

Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1 December 1580 – 24 June 1637), often known simply as Peiresc, or by the Latin form of his name Peirescius, was a French astronomer, antiquary and savant, who maintained a wide correspondence with scientists, and was a successful organizer of scientific inquiry. His research included a determination of the difference in longitude of various locations in Europe, around the Mediterranean, and in North Africa.

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de Peiresc biography and references de Peiresc biography and references galileo.rice.edu/Catalog/NewFiles/peiresc.html - Web

Life of the great Provençal humanist Life of the great Provençal humanist www.peiresc.org/NICOLASACC.html - Web

Project Peiresc by Prof R. A. Hatch Project Peiresc by Prof R. A. Hatch web.clas.ufl.edu/.../index.htm - Web

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