Blaise Pascal vs Nicolas Poussin
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Compare the life timelines of Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) and Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 39 years, from 1623 to 1662.
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Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)
- — Born in Clermont-Ferrand, France Verified
- — Invented the Pascaline mechanical calculator Verified
- — Puy de Dôme experiment demonstrated that air pressure decreases with altitude
- — Experienced an intense religious conversion, his "night of fire"
- — Died in Paris Verified
Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665)
- — Born near Les Andelys in Normandy Verified
- — Left Normandy for Paris to pursue painting Verified
- — Settled in Rome Verified
- — Painted The Death of Germanicus for Cardinal Francesco Barberini Verified
- — Married Anne-Marie Dughet Verified
- — Painted the second version of Et in Arcadia ego (The Arcadian Shepherds) Verified
- — Returned to Paris as First Painter to King Louis XIII Verified
- — Returned permanently to Rome Verified
- — Painted the Four Seasons cycle, his final major work Verified
- — Died in Rome Verified