11 moments

1. Birth in Clermont

   1623-06-19 · Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

   

   Pascal was born in Clermont, now Clermont-Ferrand, in the Auvergne region of central France. Coordinates represent central Clermont-Ferrand; the precise birth house is not identified by the source.

2. Family relocation to Paris

   1631-11-01 · Paris, France

   

   Pascal moved to Paris with his father and siblings, where his father directed his education and introduced him to learned circles. Coordinates represent central Paris; the family's exact residence is not specified.

3. Presentation at a Mersenne meeting

   1639-06-01 · Mersenne's cell, Paris, France

   

   At age sixteen, Pascal presented early work on projective geometry to Marin Mersenne's Parisian scholarly circle. Coordinates are a representative point for the former Paris location of the Minims' convent; the exact cell site is uncertain.

4. Move to Rouen

   1640-01-01 · Rouen, Normandy, France

   

   Pascal followed his father to Rouen after Étienne Pascal received the post of tax collector there. In Rouen Pascal continued his mathematical work and later developed the Pascaline. The source supports arrival in 1640; January is supported by a corroborating account of the family move.

5. Pascal household during Étienne's injury

   1646-01-01 · Rouen, Normandy, France

   

   During Étienne Pascal's recovery from a broken leg and hip, the Deschamps brothers lived in the Pascal household at Rouen. Their presence helped introduce the family to Jansenist spirituality. The precise Pascal residence in Rouen is not identified; coordinates represent the city center.

6. Return to Paris and meeting with Descartes

   1647-09-01 · Paris, France

   

   Pascal had returned to Paris with his sister Jacqueline. In September he met René Descartes there and discussed expected results of an altitude-and-pressure experiment. Coordinates represent central Paris; the meeting venue is not specified.

7. Barometer experiment at Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie

   1648-01-01 · Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie, Paris, France

   

   Pascal repeated the altitude-pressure experiment in Paris by carrying a barometer to the bell tower of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie, finding a measurable fall in the mercury column. The source places this replication in the 1648 sequence but does not provide a day or month. Coordinates mark the surviving Tour Saint-Jacques, the church's remaining tower.

8. Flight from Paris during the Fronde

   1648-01-01 · Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

   

   During the Fronde, Pascal left Paris with close family members and went to Clermont, where he resumed participation in local intellectual and social life. The source dates the move to the 1648 Fronde interruption but does not give a more precise date.

9. Return to Paris during the Fronde

   1648-01-01 · Paris, France

   

   Pascal returned to a new Paris address with his father and sister later in the year, after their departure during the Fronde. The exact new address and return date are not specified.

10. Two-week retreat at Port-Royal

    1655-01-01 · Port-Royal-des-Champs Abbey, Magny-les-Hameaux, France

    

    Following his November 1654 religious experience, Pascal made a two-week retreat at the older Port-Royal convent, deepening his association with the Jansenist community. Coordinates identify Port-Royal-des-Champs, the older Port-Royal convent.

11. Death in Paris

    1662-08-19 · Paris, France

    

    In the final stage of severe illness, Pascal received extreme unction in Paris on 18 August and died the following morning at age thirty-nine. The precise death residence is not specified; coordinates represent central Paris.