Bernard Forest de Bélidor

Bernard Forest de Bélidor (1698, Catalonia, Spain ? September 8, 1761, Paris, France) was a French engineer, significant to the development of the science of hydraulics.

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1698 - Catalonia - Spain - September 8 - 1761 - Paris - France - Engineer - Hydraulics

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Bélidor enlisted in the army at a young age. After leaving the army, he developed an interest in science and engineering, and became professor of artillery at the school of Fère-en-Tardenois in Aisne. For a while he worked on measuring the arc of the earth. In the years to come he published several works of great importance, on a wide range of subjects, including hydraulics, mathematics, and civil and military engineering. His most famous book is L'architecture hydraulique (published in four volumes from 1737-1753). Here, integral calculus is used for the first time in solving technical problems.

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Fère-en-Tardenois - Aisne - Arc - Mathematics - Civil - Military engineering - 1737 - 1753 - Integral calculus

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Bélidor was the teacher of Peter the Great?s Ethiopian favourite, Ibrahim Petrovich Gannibal.

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Peter the Great - Ethiopia - Ibrahim Petrovich Gannibal

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