Charles-Nicolas Peaucellier
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Charles-Nicolas Peaucellier (1832 – 1913) was a French engineer who graduated from the École polytechnique
. He made a career in the French army and was promoted to général de division in 1888.
He is best known for the Peaucellier–Lipkin linkage which was partly named after him.
École Polytechnique
The École Polytechnique is a state-run institution of higher education and research in Palaiseau, Essonne, France, near Paris. Polytechnique is renowned for its four year undergraduate/graduate Master's program...
. He made a career in the French army and was promoted to général de division in 1888.
He is best known for the Peaucellier–Lipkin linkage which was partly named after him.