Alexis Claude Clairaut

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Alexis Clairaut was a French mathematician who worked to confirm the Newton-Huygens belief that the Earth was flattened at the poles.

List of References (19 books/articles)

Honours awarded to Alexis Clairaut
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Fellow of the Royal Society 1737
Lunar features Crater Clairaut
Paris street names Rue Clairaut (17th Arrondissement)

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Honours awarded to Alexis Clairaut (Click below for those honoured in this way)
Fellow of the Royal Society	1737
Lunar features	Crater Clairaut
Paris street names	Rue Clairaut (17th Arrondissement)