French geographer, astronomer, and mathematician, Nicollet was known for mapping the Upper Mississippi River basin in the 1830s. He led three expeditions in the region between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, primarily in Minnesota and the Dakotas.
Before emigrating to the United States, Nicollet was a mathematics professor at Collège Louis-le-Grand, and a professor/astronomer at the Paris Observatory. Political/academic changes in France inspired Nicollet to come to the United States.
Nicollet's maps were considered some of the most accurate of the time, correcting the errors made by Zebulon Pike, and they provided the basis for all subsequent maps of the American interior. They were also the only maps to use regional Native American placenames. Nicollet Tower, constructed in 1991 and located in Sisseton, South Dakota, is a monument to Nicollet and his work.
Information from Wikipedia.
Before emigrating to the United States, Nicollet was a mathematics professor at Collège Louis-le-Grand, and a professor/astronomer at the Paris Observatory. Political/academic changes in France inspired Nicollet to come to the United States.
Nicollet's maps were considered some of the most accurate of the time, correcting the errors made by Zebulon Pike, and they provided the basis for all subsequent maps of the American interior. They were also the only maps to use regional Native American placenames. Nicollet Tower, constructed in 1991 and located in Sisseton, South Dakota, is a monument to Nicollet and his work.
Information from Wikipedia.
French geographer, astronomer, and mathematician, Nicollet was known for mapping the Upper Mississippi River basin in the 1830s. He led three expeditions in the region between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, primarily in Minnesota and the Dakotas.
Before emigrating to the United States, Nicollet was a mathematics professor at Collège Louis-le-Grand, and a professor/astronomer at the Paris Observatory. Political/academic changes in France inspired Nicollet to come to the United States.
Nicollet's maps were considered some of the most accurate of the time, correcting the errors made by Zebulon Pike, and they provided the basis for all subsequent maps of the American interior. They were also the only maps to use regional Native American placenames. Nicollet Tower, constructed in 1991 and located in Sisseton, South Dakota, is a monument to Nicollet and his work.
Information from Wikipedia.
Before emigrating to the United States, Nicollet was a mathematics professor at Collège Louis-le-Grand, and a professor/astronomer at the Paris Observatory. Political/academic changes in France inspired Nicollet to come to the United States.
Nicollet's maps were considered some of the most accurate of the time, correcting the errors made by Zebulon Pike, and they provided the basis for all subsequent maps of the American interior. They were also the only maps to use regional Native American placenames. Nicollet Tower, constructed in 1991 and located in Sisseton, South Dakota, is a monument to Nicollet and his work.
Information from Wikipedia.
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