Jean-Baptiste Du Hamel | |
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 Jean-Baptiste Du Hamel, detail from Testelin | |
| Born | 11 June 1624 |
| Died | 6 August 1706 (aged 82) Paris |
| Other names | Jean-Baptiste Duhamel, Jean-Baptiste du Hamel |
| Education | Caen |
| Known for | Les Sphériques de Théodose (1642) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Natural philosophy (physics) |
| Institutions | Parish of Neuilly-sur-Marne; church of Bayeux |
| Patrons | Hardouin de Péréfixe, Jean-Baptiste Colbert |
Jean-Baptiste Du Hamel, Duhamel or du Hamel (11 June 1624 – 6 August 1706) was a French cleric and natural philosopher of the late seventeenth century, and the first secretary of the Academie Royale des Sciences. As its first secretary, he influenced the initial work of the Académie, but his legacy and influence on the Académie and the growth of science in France is mixed.