Quartier du Faubourg-du-Roule in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Pedro Vicente Maldonado (1704-1748)

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 25, 2024

1. Pedro Vicente Maldonado (1704-1748) Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Scientifiqué équatorien né Riobamba. Membre Correspondant de l'Académie royale des sciences de Paris. Participa avec Charles-Marie de La Condamine, entre 1736 et 1744, à la mission géodésique française qui prit des mesures de la terre à l'équateur pour en déterminer la forme exacte. Ces travaux furent à l'origine du nom de République de l'Equateur.

(English translation:)
Ecuadorian scientist born in Riobamba. Corresponding Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Paris. Participated with Charles-Marie de La Condamine, between 1736 and 1744, in the French geodesic mission which took measurements of the earth at the equator to determine its exact shape. These efforts were at the origin of the name of the Republic of Ecuador.

Erected 2004 by Gouvernement équatorien, Mairies de Quito et Riobamba.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is November 24, 1704.

Location. 48° 52.742′ N, 2° 18.219′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département

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de Paris. It is in Quartier du Faubourg-du-Roule. Marker is at the intersection of Boulevard de Courcelles and Rue de Courcelles on Boulevard de Courcelles. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 53 Boulevard de Courcelles, Paris, Île-de-France 75008, France. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Marthe Chenal de L’Opéra (a few steps from this marker); Miguel Angel Asturias (within shouting distance of this marker); Gabriel Hanotaux (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); General Antonin Brocard (about 180 meters away); Paul Tortelier (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Juan Montalvo (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Lucienne Breval de l’Opéra (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Auguste Chapuis (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . .
1. Pedro Vicente Maldonado (Wikipedia).

Overview: Pedro Vicente Maldonado y Flores (November 24, 1704 in Riobamba, Royal Audience of Quito (today's Ecuador) – November 7, 1748 in London, England) was an Ecuadorian scientist who collaborated with the members of the French Geodesic Mission. As well as a physicist and a mathematician, Maldonado was an astronomer, topographer, and geographer.

(Submitted on April 14, 2024.)

2. French Geodesic Mission to the Equator (Wikipedia).

Overview: The French Geodesic Mission to the Equator
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 25, 2024

2. Pedro Vicente Maldonado (1704-1748) Marker - wide view
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(French: Expédition géodésique française en Équateur), also called the French Geodesic Mission to Peru and the Spanish-French Geodesic Mission, was an 18th-century expedition to what is now Ecuador carried out for the purpose of performing an arc measurement, measuring the length of a degree of latitude near the Equator, by which the Earth's radius can be inferred. The mission was one of the first geodesic (or geodetic) missions carried out under modern scientific principles, and the first major international scientific expedition.

(Submitted on April 14, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.)

Bust of Pedro Vicente Maldonado - located directly above the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 25, 2024

3. Bust of Pedro Vicente Maldonado - located directly above the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 66 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 14, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.