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Condamine, Charles-Marie de la
Born Paris, France, 28 January 1701
Died Paris, France, 4 February 1774
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Ten, A.E. (2014). de la Condamine, Charles-Marie. In: Hockey, T., et al. Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9917-7_299
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