Jacques Cassini ( 1677 - 1756 )

Birth: Paris, France (18 February 1677) Death: His estate of Thury, near Clermont, Oise, France (16 April 1756) Research Field: Astronomy, geodesy Education: Began his studies in the family home; the Paris Observatoire; College Mazarin, Paris Career: Accompanied his father to Italy, collaborating with him on the restoration of the meridian at San Petronio, Bologna (1695); travelled to Flanders, Holland and England, making geodesic and astronomical observations; participated in his father's project to extend the Paris meridian to the South of France (1700-1701); succeeded his father as Manager of the Observatoire in Paris (1710-c1740); extended the Paris meridian to Dunkirk (1718); a Cartesian in the age of Newtonianism, Cassini abandoned his scientific activity (1740) Memberships: Academie Royale des Sciences (1694) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 23/03/1698.