Jacques Besson

Jacques Besson
Bornc. birth year – c. 1540
Colombières, Escarton de Oulx (now Cesana Torinese, Italy)
Died1573 (aged 32–33)
England
NationalityFrench
Scientific career
FieldsEngineering, mathematics, instrumentation

Jacques Besson (1540?–1573) was a French Protestant inventor, mathematician, and philosopher, chiefly remembered for his popular treatise on machines Theatrum Instrumentorum (1571–1572), which saw many reprints in different languages.

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