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January 4 (NS) –
Isaac Newton,
English physicist (died 1727) Jean de
Fontaney,
French Jesuit mathematician and
astronomer (died 1710)
Pierre Dionis,...
- Jean de
Fontaney (1643–1710) was a
French Jesuit who led a
mission to
China in 1687. Jean de
Fontaney had been a
teacher of
mathematics and astronomy...
- by
Gottfried Kirch. A
French Jesuit scientific mission led by Jean de
Fontaney arrives in China.
Simon de la Loubère
introduces the
Siamese method for...
-
missionaries to China, sent by
Louis XIV of France,
under Superior Jean de
Fontaney.
Before setting out for
their destination, he and his ****ociates were admitted...
- 1639)
September 23 – Ole Rømer,
Danish astronomer (born 1644) Jean de
Fontaney,
French Jesuit mathematician and
astronomer (born 1643) "Edmond Halley...
- five
Jesuits sent by Louis XIV to
China were from the Collège: Jean de
Fontaney, the
Superior of the mission, who had been a
professor of
mathematics there...
-
Jesuit missionaries to the
court of the
Kangxi Emperor in 1685: Jean de
Fontaney,
Joachim Bouvet, Jean-François Gerbillon,
Louis Le Comte, and
Claude de...
- Siam, and was
accompanied by a
group of
Jesuit mathematicians (Jean de
Fontaney (1643–1710),
Joachim Bouvet (1656–1730),
Louis Le
Comte (1655–1728), Guy...
- Mboshe, Mbonzi), Olee (C25B),
Ondinga (C25C),
Ngolo (C25D), Eboi (C25E)
Fontaney 1989: 87-89;
Ndinga Oba 2003 C20:
Mboshi C26 kwc
Kouala (Likouala, Ekwala...
- Louis-Daniel Lecomte, Guy Tachard,
Claude de
Visdelou and the leader, Jean de
Fontaney,
arrive in
Beijing and are
welcomed by the
Emperor of China, Kangxi. February...
