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Benoît Darondeau

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Benoît Darondeau (8 April 1805, Paris – 1 March 1869, Paris) was a 19th-century French hydrograph engineer who participated to the expedition round the world of la Bonite in 1835–1836.

A Polytechnician, he was the son of composer Henri Darondeau and one of the brothers of painter Stanislas Darondeau.

Publications

  • Observations magnétiques (Voyage autour du monde exécuté pendant les années, 1836 et 1837 sur la Corvette La Bonité commandés par M. Vaillant), Arthus Bertrand Éd., Paris, 1842-1846.
  • Notice sur les erreurs des compas dues aux attractions locales à bord des navires en bois et en fer, Dupont, Paris, 1858, 54 p.
  • Sur l’emploi du compas étalon et la courbe des déviations à bord des navires en fer et autres, Ministère de la Marine et des Colonies, Dépôt des Cartes et Plans de la Marine, Paris, 1863, 40 p.

See also

Bibliography

  • Étienne Taillemite, Dictionnaire des marins français, Éditions maritimes & d'outre-mer, 1982, p. 80.