Antoine Deparcieux

Antoine Deparcieux (October 28, 1703–September 2, 1768) was a French mathematician.

Accomplishments

Among his constructions were:

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• A machine to raise water at Crécy castle
• A pump pump for castle of Arnouville
• A press for the production of tobacco

He also published many works, including:

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• Traité de trigonométrie rectiligne et sphérique (1738), approved by the Academy of Sciences
• Nouveau traité de trigonométrie, (avec table des sinus et logarithmes) (1740)
• Traité complet de Gnomonique (1741)
• Essai sur les probabilités de la durée de la vie humaine (1746) ("Essay on the probabilities of the human lifespan", which is the work for which he is best known
• Mémoire sur la courbure des ondes (1747)