Jean Picard Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Jean Picard, based on 2 World History Database records associated with France.

2 records1671–16712 events1 places

Chronological biography

1671

Earth Meridian Measurement1671

Science / Astronomy · Astronomer · Paris

Completes a precise meridian-arc measurement north of Paris.

Size of the Earth1671

Science / Astronomy · Astronomer · Paris

Calculates Earths size with unprecedented seventeenth-century accuracy.

Titles and roles

Astronomer

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.