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French mathematician and engineer
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Male
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Birth:
1601
Death:
1700
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Biography
Introduction
Clermont (16th century) was a French mathematician and military engineer. His books about practical geometry, Geometrie pratique de l'ingenieur, ou L'art de mesurer (1693) was a reference work reprinted for 60 years.
Clermont served in the French Army as artillery commissary.
Works
- Clermont (1693). Geometrie pratique de l'ingenieur, ou L'art de mesurer (in French). A Strasbourg: Friedrich Wilhelm Schmuck.