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Authorised form of name	Monnier; Pierre Charles Le (1715 - 1799)
Other forms of name	Pierre Charles
Other forms of surname	Le Monnier
Dates	1715 - 1799
Place of birth	Paris, France
Date of birth	20 November 1715
Place of death	Herils, Calvados, France
Date of death	03 April or 31 May 1799
Research field	Astronomy
Membership category	Fellow
Date of election	05/04/1739
Source	Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB References: Sir Gavin de Beer and Max H Hey, 'The First Ascent of Mont Blanc' in NR 1954-55 vol 11 pp 236-255 Notes: DSB is source of precise birth date (index to BR only gives year) and gives death date as 03 April 1799
Code	NA4318

Archives associated with this Fellow

RefNo	Title	Date
EC/1739/01	Monnier, Pierre Charles Le: certificate of election to the Royal Society	5 April 1739
L&P/1/270	Letter, 'Concerning mathematical matters and the letters of M de Maurepas' from Pierre Charles Le Monnier to John Bevis	25 March 1744
L&P/2/308	Letter, 'Of electricity from the clouds' from Pierre Charles Le Monnier to James Short	14 June 1752
L&P/1/436	Letter, 'Asking for scientific news & mentioning his brother elected last year' from Pierre Charles Le Monnier to Martin Folkes	11 October 1745
EL/M3/58	Extract of a letter, from Monsieur [Pierre Charle] le Monnier to George Graham	nd
L&P/1/232	Letter, 'Of the restoration of the meridian line in the church of St Sulpice, Paris' from Pierre Charles Le Monnier to Martin Folkes	15 November 1743

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