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Pierre Vernier (19 August 1580 at Ornans, Franche-Comté (at that time ruled by the Spanish Habsburgs, now part of France) – 14 September 1637, same location) was a French mathematician and instrument inventor. He was the inventor and eponym of the vernier scale used in measuring devices.
Pierre Vernier is a French actor born in 1931, known for his roles in Farewell De Gaulle, Rocambole and Les Thibault. He studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique with Jean-Paul Belmondo and others.
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Pierre Vernier (born August 19, 1584, Ornans, France—died September 14, 1638, Ornans) was a French mathematician and government official who is best remembered for his invention of the vernier caliper, an instrument for making accurate linear measurements.
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Pierre Vernier est un acteur français, né le 25 mai 1931 à Saint-Jean-d'Angély (Charente-Maritime). Au début des années 1950, le comédien fait partie de la Bande du Conservatoire. Il devient célèbre grâce à son premier rôle dans le feuilleton télévisé Rocambole diffusé en 1964 à la télévision française.
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Pierre Vernier was a French engineer best known for inventing the Vernier measuring scale. Biography. Pierre Vernier was taught mathematics and science by his father who was a lawyer and engineer who held government office. His father introduced Pierre to the works of Clavius and Brahe .
Pierre Louis Rayer, who is known by his credited stage name as Pierre Vernier (born 25 May 1931) is a French actor. Pierre Vernier has repeatedly worked with Claude Chabrol, Henri Verneuil and Claude Lelouch, Georges Lautner and Jacques Deray. In 2009 he portrayed Charles de Gaulle in a TV film.
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Quick Reference. ( c. 1580–1637) French mathematician. Born at Ornans in France, Vernier was educated by his father, a scientist, and became interested in scientific instruments. He was employed as an official with the government of Spain and then held various offices under the French government.
