Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc

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title: Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
text: Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, often known simply as Peiresc, or by the Latin form of his name, Peirescius, was a French astronomer, antiquary and savant, who maintained a wide correspondence with scientists, and was a successful organizer of scientific inquiry. His research included a determination of the difference in longitude of various locations in Europe, around the Mediterranean, and in North Africa.
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description: French astronomer (1580–1637)
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