Louis XV of France: Timeline

1710   Born

1715   Born

1717   Born

1736   A French expedition led by Pierre Louis Maupertuis Pierre Louis Maupertuis

Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis was a French [i] mathematician [i], philosopher [i] and man of letters [i] ... 

 is sent by King Louis XV Louis XV of France

Louis XV , "the Beloved" , was King of France [i] from 1715 [i] until his death. ... 

 to Lapland to measure the length of a degree of the meridian, and proves that the Earth Earth

Earth is the third planet [i] in the solar system [i] in terms of distance from the Sun [i], and the fi ... 

 is flattened at the poles

1744   Died

1745   Madame de Pompadour is officially presented in the court of Louis XV of France

1774   Died