Philippe Gustave le Doulcet, comte de Pontécoulant

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Philippe Gustave le Doulcet, comte de Pontécoulant (1795-1874) was a French scientist, the son of Louis Gustave le Doulcet, comte de Pontécoulant and the younger brother of Louis Adolphe le Doulcet.

He served in the French Army until 1849, when he retired to devote himself to mathematics and astronomy. His works include Théorie analytique de la système du monde (Paris, 1829-1846) and Trait l'élémentaire de physique céleste (2 vols., Paris, 1840).

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