Pierre-Charles Le Monnier
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Pierre-Charles Le Monnier was an 18th-century French astronomer known for his work on lunar theory, planetary observations, and contributions to the determination of longitudes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pierre-Charles Le Monnier canonical | 3 |
| Pierre Le Monnier | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2916163 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pierre-Charles Le Monnier Context triple: [Jean-Sylvain Bailly, collaboratedWith, Pierre-Charles Le Monnier]
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A.
Louis de Jaucourt
Louis de Jaucourt was an 18th-century French scholar and physician best known for writing thousands of articles for Diderot and d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie, making him one of its most prolific contributors.
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B.
Jean-Baptiste Huet
Jean-Baptiste Huet was an 18th-century French painter and engraver best known for his pastoral scenes and designs for toile de Jouy textiles.
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C.
Gabriel-François Doyen
Gabriel-François Doyen was an 18th-century French painter known for his dramatic religious and historical compositions within the Rococo and early Neoclassical traditions.
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D.
Auguste Mercier
Auguste Mercier was a French general and Minister of War best known for his central and controversial role in the Dreyfus affair.
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E.
Étienne-Louis
Étienne-Louis is a French given name most famously borne by the visionary neoclassical architect Étienne-Louis Boullée.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pierre-Charles Le Monnier Target entity description: Pierre-Charles Le Monnier was an 18th-century French astronomer known for his work on lunar theory, planetary observations, and contributions to the determination of longitudes.
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A.
Louis de Jaucourt
Louis de Jaucourt was an 18th-century French scholar and physician best known for writing thousands of articles for Diderot and d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie, making him one of its most prolific contributors.
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B.
Jean-Baptiste Huet
Jean-Baptiste Huet was an 18th-century French painter and engraver best known for his pastoral scenes and designs for toile de Jouy textiles.
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C.
Gabriel-François Doyen
Gabriel-François Doyen was an 18th-century French painter known for his dramatic religious and historical compositions within the Rococo and early Neoclassical traditions.
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D.
Auguste Mercier
Auguste Mercier was a French general and Minister of War best known for his central and controversial role in the Dreyfus affair.
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E.
Étienne-Louis
Étienne-Louis is a French given name most famously borne by the visionary neoclassical architect Étienne-Louis Boullée.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French astronomer
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astronomer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | France ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1715-11-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1799-04-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Collège de France ⓘ |
| era | Enlightenment ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| familyName | Le Monnier ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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celestial mechanics ⓘ determination of longitude ⓘ geodesy ⓘ lunar theory ⓘ planetary observations ⓘ |
| givenName | Pierre-Charles ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | mathematics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Giovanni Domenico Cassini
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Isaac Newton ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie des sciences
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linked to:
Académie des Sciences
Royal Society ⓘ Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Pierre-Charles Le Monnier ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
contributions to methods for determining longitude at sea
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early observations related to Uranus ⓘ improved lunar tables ⓘ participation in meridian arc measurements in France ⓘ precision planetary position measurements ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to longitude determination techniques
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planetary observations ⓘ work on lunar theory ⓘ |
| notableWork |
contributions to the determination of longitudes
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observations of the Moon ⓘ observations of the planets ⓘ |
| occupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| residence | Paris ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris Observatory ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Pierre-Charles Le Monnier Description of subject: Pierre-Charles Le Monnier was an 18th-century French astronomer known for his work on lunar theory, planetary observations, and contributions to the determination of longitudes.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Pierre-Charles Le Monnier