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= Pierre Louis Maupertuis
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Pierre-Louis Maupertuis (1698–1759) was a French mathematician, astronomer, biologist, and philosopher. He is best known for his work in the fields of mathematics and physics, particularly in relation to the principles of mechanics and the study of the shape of the Earth.