Jean-Jacques d’Ortous de Mairan (26 November 1678 – 20 February 1771) was a French geophysicist, astronomer and most notably, chronobiologist. Over the course of his life, de Mairan was elected into numerous scientific societies and made key discoveries in a variety of fields including ancient texts and astronomy. His observations and experiments also inspired the beginning of what is now known as the study of biological circadian rhythms.
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Jean-Jacques d’Ortous de Mairan to Hans Sloane, 1733-10-18, Sloane MS 4053, f. 116, British Library, London.
Jean-Jacques d’Ortous de Mairan, Wikipedia, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Jacques_d%27Ortous_de_Mairan, accessed 23/08/17]
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