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Georges Fournier (31 August 1595 – 13 April 1652) was a French Jesuit priest, geographer and mathematician. == Biography == Fournier served as a naval military chaplain on a ship of the line,〔(Notice d'autorité de la Bibliothèque nationale de France. )〕 and acquired a strong knowledge of technical and naval matters. In 1642, he published the treaty ''Hydrographie'', where he attempted to provided a scientific foundation to the design of ships.〔(Acessible en ligne sur le site European Cultural Heritage Online )〕〔Bertrand Gille, ''Histoire des techniques''.〕 At the time, results like ''Couronne'' or HMS ''Sovereign of the Seas'' were obtained by empirical trials and errors. He also authored a ''Treaty of fortifications or military architecture, drawn from the most estimated places of our times, for fortifications'',〔(Voir bibliographie et traité en ligne ) sur le site ''Architectura'' du Centre d'études supérieures de la Renaissance à Tours.〕 whose original edition was published in Paris in 1648 by Jean Hénault at the Salle Dauphine of l'ange gardien. Another edition was published in 1668 in Mayence by Louis Bourgeat.〔Bibliothèque municipale de Mayence, collection Rara III i 30 ba.〕 Georges Fournier taught René Descartes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Georges Fournier (Jesuit)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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