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Borda

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

A French mathematician and physicist, born at Dax, in the dep. of Landes, served in both army and navy; one of those employed in measuring an arc of the meridian to establish the metric system in France (1733-1799).

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Borda'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/borda.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.