| 词条 | Antoine Quinquet |
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|image = |image_size = |caption = |name = Antoine Quinquet |nationality = French |birth_date = 9 March 1745 |birth_place = Soissons, France |death_date = 1803 |death_place = |education = |spouse = |parents = |children = |known_for = Quinquet lamp }}Antoine Quinquet (9 March 1745 – 1803) was a French pharmacist born in Soissons. In 1760 he was apprenticed to an apothecary in Soissons and in 1777 he moved to Paris where he worked for Antoine Baumé. He then travelled to Geneva, where he met Aimé Argand. In 1779, he returned to Paris and opened his own pharmacy there.[1] Other scientific interestsIn 1783, he participated, with Aimé Argand, in the construction of a balloon which was presented to the King by Étienne Montgolfier. He was interested in better lighting and, also in 1783, he improved on the Argand lamp by adding a glass chimney. These lamps were sold under his own name and became known as Quinquet lamps in France. He was also interested in magnetism, mineralogy and the formation of hailstones. In 1794, he became chief pharmacist at the National Hospital. DeathQuinquet died in 1803. References1. ^http://www.ordre.pharmacien.fr/upload/Syntheses/99.PDF External links
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