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Jean-Baptiste Biot

French physicist and astronomer, a scientific acquaintance of Babbage.

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Also known as Biot, M. Biot

First appearance: xiv recollections of laplace biot and humboldt

Jean-Baptiste Biot first appears in 0024 xiv recollections of laplace biot and humboldt.

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  • European scientific correspondents
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