Note 121 — Chapter X · OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY IN THE 18TH CENTURY.
Reading edition
The word “geometer” was formerly used, as “géomètre” still is in French, in the wider sense in which “mathematician” is now customary.
Reading edition
The word “geometer” was formerly used, as “géomètre” still is in French, in the wider sense in which “mathematician” is now customary.