Pitot is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Henri Pitot
Henri Pitot (; May 3, 1695 – December 27, 1771) was a French hydraulic engineer and the inventor of the pitot tube.
In a pitot tube, the height of the fluid column is proportional to the square of the velocity of the fluid at the depth of the ...
(1695–1771), French hydraulic engineer and the inventor of the Pitot tube
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James Pitot
James Pitot (1761–1831), also known as Jacques Pitot, was the third Mayor of New Orleans, after Cavelier Petit served for a ten-day interim following Mayor Boré's resignation. Because he had already attained American citizenship, he is som ...
(1784–1831), the second Mayor of
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François Pitot
François Pitot was a French naval officer.
He took part in the Battle of Groix
The Battle of Groix was a large naval engagement which took place near the island of Groix off the Biscay coast of Brittany on 23 June 1795 ( 5 messidor an III) d ...
, Captain of the French frigate
''Vengeance'' during the
Quasi-War
The Quasi-War (french: Quasi-guerre) was an undeclared naval war fought from 1798 to 1800 between the United States and the French First Republic, primarily in the Caribbean and off the East Coast of the United States. The ability of Congres ...
See also
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Pitot House
The Pitot House is a historic landmark in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Pitot House is an 18th-century Creole colonial country home located at 1440 Moss Street in New Orleans, Louis ...
, a historic landmark in New Orleans
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Pitot tube
A pitot ( ) tube (pitot probe) measures fluid flow velocity. It was invented by a French engineer, Henri Pitot, in the early 18th century, and was modified to its modern form in the mid-19th century by a French scientist, Henry Darcy. It is ...
, a pressure measurement instrument used to measure fluid flow velocity
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