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Roberval (electoral District)
Roberval can refer to: People * Gilles de Roberval, French mathematician and scientist * Jean-François de la Roque de Roberval, lieutenant-general of New France (1541–1543) Places * Roberval, Quebec ** Roberval (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Quebec ** Roberval (electoral district), a Canadian federal electoral district * Roberval, Oise, a commune in the Oise ''département'', in northern France Other * Académie de Roberval, a French high school in Montreal, Quebec * Roberval Balance The Roberval balance is a weighing scale presented to the French Academy of Sciences by the French mathematician Gilles Personne de Roberval in 1669. In this scale, two identical horizontal beams are attached, one directly above the other, ...
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Gilles De Roberval
Gilles Personne de Roberval (August 10, 1602 – October 27, 1675), French mathematician, was born at Roberval near Beauvais, France. His name was originally Gilles Personne or Gilles Personier, with Roberval the place of his birth. Biography Like René Descartes, he was present at the siege of La Rochelle in 1627. In the same year he went to Paris, and in 1631 he was appointed the philosophy chair at Gervais College, Paris. Two years after that, in 1633, he was also made the chair of mathematics at the Royal College of France. A condition of tenure attached to this particular chair was that the holder (Roberval, in this case) would propose mathematical questions for solution, and should resign in favour of any person who solved them better than himself. Notwithstanding this, Roberval was able to keep the chair till his death. Roberval was one of those mathematicians who, just before the invention of the infinitesimal calculus, occupied their attention with problems which are ...
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Jean-François De La Roque De Roberval
Jean-François is a French given name. Notable people bearing the given name include: * Jean-François Carenco (born 1952), French politician * Jean-François Champollion (1790–1832), French Egyptologist * Jean-François Clervoy (born 1958), French engineer and astronaut * Jean-François Corminboeuf (born 1953), Swiss sport sailor * Jean-François Dagenais (born 1975), Canadian music producer * Jean-François David (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player * Jean-François Gariépy (born 1984), Canadian alt-right political commentator and former neuroscientist * Jean-François Garreaud (1946–2020), French actor * Jean-François de La Harpe (1739–1803), French critic * Jean-François Lyotard (1924-1998), French philosopher * Jean-François Marceau (born 1976), Canadian judoka * Jean-François Marmontel (1723–1799), French historian and writer * Jean-François Martial (1891–1977), Belgian actor * Jean-François Millet (1814–1875), French painter * Jean-François Papill ...
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Roberval, Quebec
Roberval is a city on the south-western shore of Lac Saint-Jean in the Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. With a population of 9,840 in the Canada 2021 Census, it is the fourth largest city on this lake after Alma, Dolbeau-Mistassini and Saint-Félicien. It is the seat of the Domaine-du-Roy RCM and the main service centre for the region with a hospital and some government services. It is also the seat of the judicial district of Roberval. It is the only Lac Saint-Jean town whose core is directly on the lakeshore. Benoît Bouchard, former cabinet Minister and Canadian Ambassador in France, and Michel Gauthier, former federal Leader of the Opposition, represented the area in the federal parliament. Bernard Lord the former Premier of New Brunswick was born here. Roberval was the 2008 winner of ''Kraft Hockeyville''. In their newly renovated arena, Roberval hosted an NHL preseason game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Buffalo Sabres on Septembe ...
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Roberval (provincial Electoral District)
Roberval is a provincial electoral district in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipalities of Dolbeau-Mistassini, Saint-Félicien, Roberval, Normandin, Saint-Prime and Albanel. It was created for the 1931 election from parts of the Lac-Saint-Jean provincial electoral district. In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it gained Saint-André-du-Lac-Saint-Jean and part of the unorganized territory of Passes-Dangereuses from Lac-Saint-Jean electoral district. The district is named after 16th century French explorer Jean-François de la Roque de Roberval. Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly Election results * Result compared to Action démocratique * Result compared to UFP , - , Liberal , Karl Blackburn , align="right", ...
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Roberval (electoral District)
Roberval can refer to: People * Gilles de Roberval, French mathematician and scientist * Jean-François de la Roque de Roberval, lieutenant-general of New France (1541–1543) Places * Roberval, Quebec ** Roberval (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Quebec ** Roberval (electoral district), a Canadian federal electoral district * Roberval, Oise, a commune in the Oise ''département'', in northern France Other * Académie de Roberval, a French high school in Montreal, Quebec * Roberval Balance The Roberval balance is a weighing scale presented to the French Academy of Sciences by the French mathematician Gilles Personne de Roberval in 1669. In this scale, two identical horizontal beams are attached, one directly above the other, ...
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Roberval, Oise
Roberval () is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. See also *Communes of the Oise department The following is a list of the 679 communes of the Oise department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Oise {{Oise-geo-stub ...
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Académie De Roberval
Académie De Roberval is a small French high school located in Montreal, Quebec containing approximately over 550 students. It is a part of the Centre de services scolaire de Montréal (CSSDM). Informations * Académie De Roberval is a school with an enriched educational project. Whether by offering enrichment in all subjects, or by imposing local programs such as Latin and methodology. Académie De Roberval has a specific educational project. * Most students use different acronyms to refer to Académie De Roberval: ''D-Rob'', ''ADR'', etc. * The Académie De Roberval, which is located on the edge of the Villeray Villeray is a neighbourhood in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough and is situated in the north-central part of the Island of Montreal. Origin of the name The village of Villeray took its n ... and Saint-Michel districts, is a two-minute walk from the Fabre metro station. * The student's admission to this ...
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