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Charles-Lucien Bonaparte
(24 May 1803 - 29 Jul 1857)
French zoologist.
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Science Quotes by Charles-Lucien Bonaparte (1 quote)
The impact of an army, like the total mechanical coefficients, is equal to the mass multiplied by the velocity.
— Charles-Lucien Bonaparte
From Diary (30 July 1800). As given in R.M. Johnston, The Corsican: A Diary of Napoleon’s Life in His Own Words (1910), 143. Variants in translation from the original French include: “The strength of an army, like power in mechanics, is estimated by multiplying the mass by the velocity.”
See also:
- 24 May - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Bonaparte's birth.
- The Emperor of Nature: Charles-Lucien Bonaparte and his World, by Patricia Tyson Stroud. - book suggestion.