Abstract
In this epilogue, an open conflict between Pierre Bouguer and a colleague from the Geodesic Mission, La Condamine, and his final years of life are analyzed and discussed. This epilogue reports that the reason for the dispute, which moved from the floor of the French Academy of Sciences to the public journals, was to do with Bouguer’s vanity regarding his mathematical abilities and La Condamine’s wish to improve his social standing. This conflict damaged Bouguer’s reputation as a scientist and also hampered his chances of promotion within the Academy. During the final years of his life, Bouguer maintained strong relations with the navy, became a founding member of the Academie de Marine (Naval Academy), and wrote six memoirs and a book, De la Manoeuvre des vaisseaux (On the Maneuvering of Vessels). Bouguer, who provided his services as editor of the Journal des sçavans (Journal of Scholars), died on August 15, 1758, in Paris, France.
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