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Charles Marie de La Condamine
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Charles Marie de La Condamine (28 January 1701 – 4 February 1774) was a French explorer, geographer, and mathematician. He spent ten years in territory which is now Ecuador, measuring the length of a degree of latitude at the equator and preparing the first map of the Amazon region based on astro-geodetic observations. Furthermore he was a contributor to the Encyclopédie.[1]
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Born | 28 January 1701 |
Died | 4 February 1774 (aged 73) |
Nationality | French |
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