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Jorge Juan

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Birth
Novelda, Provincia de Alacant, Valenciana, Spain
Death
21 Jun 1773 (aged 60)
Madrid, Provincia de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Burial
Madrid, Provincia de Madrid, Madrid, Spain Add to Map
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Noted Engineer, Physicitst, Astronomer and Marine of the XVIII Century, born in Novelda (Alicante). He participated in the Expedition that measure the terrestrial meridian and he was the founder of Astronomic Observatory in Cádiz (Andalucia, Spain).
Noted Engineer, Physicitst, Astronomer and Marine of the XVIII Century, born in Novelda (Alicante). He participated in the Expedition that measure the terrestrial meridian and he was the founder of Astronomic Observatory in Cádiz (Andalucia, Spain).

Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni
  • Added: Sep 27, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7914123/jorge-juan: accessed ), memorial page for Jorge Juan (5 Jan 1713–21 Jun 1773), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7914123, citing Iglesia de San Martín, Madrid, Provincia de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Maintained by Find a Grave.