Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (1698-1759)
French philosopher who embraced Newtonianism in Discours sur les
différentes figures des astres (1732). In 1745 he was hired by Frederick the Great
to organize a Prussian academy.
French philosopher who embraced Newtonianism in Discours sur les
différentes figures des astres (1732). In 1745 he was hired by Frederick the Great
to organize a Prussian academy.