Simon de la Loubère
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Simon de la Loubère was a French diplomat to Siam, writer, mathematician and poet. He is credited with bringing back a document which introduced Europe to Indian astronomy, the "Siamese method" of mak
A page from Simon de La Loubère : Du Royaume de Siam. Illustration from the English edition (1693).
A description of the Siamese method for creating magic squares, in the English translation of Simon de la Loubère's book
Pierre d'Espagnac
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Pierre d'Espagnac, sometimes Pierre d'Espagnal was a French Jesuit missionary in Siam during the 17th century.
French Jesuits observing an eclipse with King Narai and his court in April 1688, shortly before the Siamese revolution
Siamese attack on du Bruant in Tavoy, in which the Chevalier de Beauregard and the Jesuit Pierre d'Espagnac were captured and enslaved.