Robert McNees on Nostr: Astronomer and mathematician Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, exact date of birth ...
Astronomer and mathematician Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, exact date of birth unknown, was born around this time in 1698 and baptized #OTD.
He was among the first to articulate the Principle of Least Action, one of the most beautiful ideas in physics. (1/n)
Image: Wellcome Trust
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