Roberval
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People
- Gilles de RobervalGilles de RobervalGilles Personne de Roberval , French mathematician, was born at Roberval, Oise, near Beauvais, France. His name was originally Gilles Personne or Gilles Personier, that of Roberval, by which he is known, being taken from the place of his birth.Like René Descartes, he was present at the siege of La...
, French mathematician and scientist - Jean-François de la Roque de RobervalJean-François de la Roque de RobervalJean-François de La Rocque de Roberval was a French nobleman and adventurer who, through his friendship with King Francis, became the first Lieutenant General of New France. As a corsair he attacked towns and shipping throughout the Spanish Main, from Cuba to Colombia...
, lieutenant-general of New France (1541-1543)
Places
- Roberval, QuebecRoberval, QuebecRoberval is a city on the south-western shore of Lac Saint-Jean in the Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. With a population of 10,544 in the Canada 2006 Census, it is the third largest city on this lake after Alma and Dolbeau-Mistassini.It is the seat of the...
- Roberval (provincial electoral district)Roberval (provincial electoral district)Roberval is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1930 from parts of the Lac-Saint-Jean provincial electoral district...
, a provincial electoral district in Quebec - Roberval (electoral district), a Canadian federal electoral district
- Roberval (provincial electoral district)
- Roberval, OiseRoberval, OiseRoberval, Oise is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise....
, a commune in the Oise département, in northern France
Other
- Académie de RobervalAcadémie de RobervalAcadémie De Roberval is a small French high school located in Montreal, Quebec containing approximately over 550 students. Most people use the acronym ADR when referring to the school. Its principal is Martin Lewis. The high is situated beside the Hôpital Jean-Talon, near Fabre's subway station...
, a French high school in Montreal, Quebec - Roberval BalanceRoberval BalanceThe Roberval Balance is a weighing scale presented to the French Academy of Sciences by the French mathematician Gilles Personne de Roberval in 1669....
, a type of weighing scale