Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Étienne Lenoir (1744–1832) was a French scientific instrument maker and inventor of the repeating circle.When hired by Jean-Charles de Borda around 1772 to work on the reflecting circle, he was about thirty years old and nearly illiterate. However, his intelligence and mechanical genius allowed him to perform work that few others could perform. He played a significant role in the improvements to the reflecting circle and later used this experience in inventing the repeating circle.. }
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- Étienne_Lenoir_(instrument_maker) comment "Étienne Lenoir (1744–1832) was a French scientific instrument maker and inventor of the repeating circle.When hired by Jean-Charles de Borda around 1772 to work on the reflecting circle, he was about thirty years old and nearly illiterate. However, his intelligence and mechanical genius allowed him to perform work that few others could perform. He played a significant role in the improvements to the reflecting circle and later used this experience in inventing the repeating circle.".