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Etching of Maupertuis. He wears a coat with fur-lined sleeves, and a fur-lined belt with a pouch hanging from it. Interlocking hearts are embroidered on the pouch. His right hand rests on the north pole of a globe and his left hand points to something out of the frame. In the background there are small buildings in the distance. Two of them are on a mountain or hill, and are emitting copious amounts of smoke.

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Etching of Maupertuis. He wears a coat with fur-lined sleeves, and a fur-lined belt with a pouch hanging from it. Interlocking hearts are embroidered on the pouch. His right hand rests on the north pole of a globe and his left hand points to something out of the frame. In the background there are small buildings in the distance. Two of them are on a mountain or hill, and are emitting copious amounts of smoke.
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Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 28-Sep-2023 14:33:49 UTC Robert McNees

Astronomer and mathematician Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, exact date of birth unknown, was born around this time in 1698 and baptized #OTD.
He was among the first to articulate the Principle of Least Action, one of the most beautiful ideas in physics.
Image: Wellcome Trust

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