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Edme Mariotte
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Key facts
- Born
- c. 1620 , Til-Châtel , France
- Died
- 12 May 1684 (aged 63-64), Paris , France
- Known for
- Mariotte's bottle , Boyle–Mariotte law , Blind spot , Design of the first Newton's cradle
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Dijon
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- physicist
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Catholic
- Field of work
- physics
- Image
- Edme Mariotte.png
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- date of death
- 1684-05-12
- member of
- French Academy of Sciences
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Edme Mariotte
- name in native language
- Edme Mariotte
- writing language
- French
- date of birth
- 1620-00-00
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- P8168
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Encyclopedic overview
Edme Mariotte (/ˌmɑːriˈɒt/; French: [ɛdmə maʁjɔt]; c. 1620 – 12 May 1684) was a French physicist and priest (abbé). He is particularly well known for formulating Boyle's law independently of Robert Boyle. Mariotte is also credited with designing the first Newton's cradle.
Biography
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