| 词条 | Simon de la Loubère |
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Simon de la Loubère (21 April 1642 – 26 March 1729) was a French diplomat, writer, mathematician and poet. Mission to SiamSimon de la Loubère led an embassy to Siam (modern Thailand) in 1687 (the "La Loubère-Céberet mission").[1]{{RP|2}} The embassy, composed of five warships, arrived in Bangkok in October 1687 and was received by Ok-khun Chamnan. La Loubère returned to France on board the Gaillard on 3 January 1688, accompanied by the Jesuit Guy Tachard, and a Siamese embassy led by Ok-khun Chamnan.[1]{{RP|3}} Upon his return, La Loubère wrote a description of his travels, as had been requested by Louis XIV, published under the title Du Royaume de Siam: "It was by the orders, which I had the honours to receive from the King upon leaving for my voyage to Siam, that I observed in that country, as exactly as possible, all that appeared to be the most singular.[2] French careerLa Loubère was elected member of the Académie française (1693–1729), where he received Seat 16, following the 1691 publication of his book Du Royaume de Siam.[1]{{RP|59}}[3] La Loubère was a friend of the German scientist Gottfried Leibniz, and once wrote that he had "no greater joy than (to discuss) philosophy and mathematics" with him (22 January 1681 correspondence).[2] Magic squareLa Loubère brought to France from his Siamese travels a very simple method for creating n-odd magic squares, known as the "Siamese method" or the "La Loubère method",[4][5][6] which apparently was initially brought from Surat, India by another Frenchman by the name of M. Vincent, who was sailing on the return ship with La Loubère.[7] Siamese parachuteLa Loubère is also famous for making one of the earliest account of a parachute following his embassy to Siam. He reported in his 1691 book that a man would jump from a high place with two large umbrellas to entertain the king of Siam, landing into trees, rooftops, and sometimes rivers.[8][9][10] Works
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References1. ^1 2 {{cite book|last1=Tachard|first1=Guy|editor1-last=Smithies|editor1-first=Michael|title=A Siamese Embassy Lost in Africa, 1686: The Odyssey of Ok-khun Chamnan|date=1999|publisher=Silkworm Books|location=Bangkok|isbn=9747100959|url=https://books.google.co.th/books?id=nQ5vAAAAMAAJ&q=9747100959&dq=9747100959&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjv8aXcg_LWAhUJuo8KHeZQBKwQ6AEIJjAA|accessdate=15 October 2017|language=English}} {{Académie française Seat 16}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:La Loubere, Simon De}}2. ^1 {{cite book|last1=de la Loubere|first1=Simon|editor1-last=Ames|editor1-first=Glenn J|editor2-last=Love|editor2-first=Ronald S|title=Distant Lands and Diverse Cultures: The French Experience in Asia, 1600-1700|date=2003|publisher=Praeger|location=Westport CT|isbn=0313308640|url=https://books.google.co.th/books?id=phdWSnCIMwwC&pg=PA181&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false|accessdate=15 October 2017|language=English}} 3. ^{{cite book|last1=de La Loubère|first1=Simon|translator=A.P.|title=A New Historical Relation of the Kingdom of Siam|date=1693|publisher=Printed by F. L. for Tho. Horne at the Royal Exchange, Francis Saunders at the New Exchange and Tho. Bennet at the Half-Moon in St. Pauls Church-yard|location=London| url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RvpBAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=16 October 2017|language=English}} 4. ^Mathematical Circles Squared" By Phillip E. Johnson, Howard Whitley Eves, p.22 5. ^CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics By Eric W. Weisstein, Page 1839 [https://books.google.com/books?id=uzIekOtnD2gC&pg=PA1839&dq=Loubere+Siam+magic+square&sig=0hwmj7fcQqclTG9uVgwY5fL5bgQ] 6. ^The Zen of Magic Squares, Circles, and Stars By Clifford A. Pickover Page 38 [https://books.google.com/books?id=slpObYbvV4gC&pg=PA38&dq=Loubere+Siam+magic+square&sig=to5a7r-pEhNFV9iYe85lSSqtJq4] 7. ^A new historical relation, Tome II, p.228 8. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=1jDqpK2HlxYC&pg=PA86 Parachuting: The Skydiver's Handbook] Dan Poynter, Mike Turoff p.86 9. ^Encyclopedia of military technology and innovation Stephen Bull p.200 [https://books.google.com/books?id=EGKATNM4scMC&pg=PA200] 10. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=sfYOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA57 A system of aeronautics John Wise p.57] 8 : 1642 births|1729 deaths|Ambassadors of France to Thailand|Members of the Académie française|Magic squares|18th-century French mathematicians|Members of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres|17th-century French diplomats |
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