Cartesian planetary vortices, Physica Particularis , 1754. Pierre Lemonnier (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ləmɔnje] ; aka Petro Lemonnier ; 28 June 1675 in Saint-Sever – 27 November 1757 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye ) was a French astronomer, a professor of Physics and Philosophy at the Collège d'Harcourt (University of Paris ), and a member of the French Academy of Sciences .[1] [2] [3]
Lemonnier published the 6-volume Latin university textbook Cursus philosophicus ad scholarum usum accommodatus (Paris, 1750/1754) which consisted of the following volumes (generally consistent with the Ratio Studiorum ):
Volume 1 - Logica [4] Volume 2 - Metaphysica [5] Volume 3 - Physica Generalis [6] including mechanics and geometry Volume 4 - Physica Particularis (Part I)[7] including astronomy (Ptolemaic , Copernican , Tychonic ), optics , chemistry , gravity , and Newtonian versus Cartesian dynamics Volume 5 - Physica Particularis (Part II)[8] including fluid mechanics , human anatomy , magnetism , and miscellaneous subjects (earthquakes , electricity , botany , metallurgy , etc. ...) Volume 6 - Moralis [9] including appendices on trigonometry and sundials He was also the father of Pierre Charles Le Monnier and Louis-Guillaume Le Monnier .
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References ^ "Pierre Lemonnier". www.cosmovisions.com . Retrieved 2016-03-24 . ^ Thomas, Joseph. Universal Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology . Lippincott, 1901.^ "Éloge historique de Lemmonier - Wikisource". Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2010-11-25 . ^ Pierre Lemonnier (1754). Cursus philosophicus: ad scholarum usum accommodatus. apud Jacobum Rollin. pp. 220–. ^ Pierre Lemonnier (1754). Cursus philosophicus: ad scholarum usum accommodatus. Apud Jacobum Rollin. pp. 240–. ^ Lemonnier, Pierre (1750-01-01). Cursus philosophicus ad scholarum usum accomodatus (in Latin). ^ Lemonnier, Pierre (1750-01-01). Cursus philosophicus: ad scholarum usum accommodatus (in Latin). apud Ludovicum Genneau. ^ Lemonnier, Pierre (1750-01-01). Cursus philosophicus: ad scholarum usum accommodatus (in Latin). apud Ludovicum Genneau. ^ Lemonnier, Pierre (1750-01-01). Cursus philosophicus ad scholarum usum accomodatus (in Latin).