Jean Baptiste LANGUET DE CERGY

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FrenchBorn Jean Baptiste LANGUET DE CERGY

French priest

Born on 1675 in Dijon, France , France

Died on October 11, 1750 in Bernay, France

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He was the initiator of the construction of the Gnomon of Saint-Sulpice. Languet de Gergy initially wished to establish the exact astrological time in order to ring the bells at the most appropriate time of day. For this, he commissioned the English clockmaker Henry Sully to build the gnomon. ...   He was the initiator of the construction of the Gnomon of Saint-Sulpice. Languet de Gergy initially wished to establish the exact astrological time in order to ring the bells at the most appropriate time of day. For this, he commissioned the English clockmaker Henry Sully to build the gnomon.



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