Encyclopedia > Ismael Bullialdus

Article Content

Ismael Bullialdus

Ismael Bullialdus (Boulliaud, Boulliau) (September 28, 1605 - November 25, 1694) was a French astronomer.

Born in Loudun, Vienne, France.

In 1640, he suggested that gravitational force follow an inverse-square law.

He died in Paris, France.

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!

Featured Article

Great River, New York

... the age of 18 living with them, 70.9% are married couples living together, 7.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 17.9% are non-families. 13.4% of all ...