Located on the Champ de Mars the Eiffel Tower is synonymous with France and a must-see cease on a visit to Paris.
Named after engineer Gustave Eiffel whose firm designed and constructed the Eiffel Tower in 1889. Manufactured from a wrought iron lattice that spans 1,063 ft into the air the Eiffel Tower is among the most recognizable and visited monuments on the planet.
The Eiffel Tower has a restaurant, a number of remark decks, and an house on the high however what ought to intrigue a watch fanatic, is the 72 names (18 on both sides) which are emblazoned across the base which consists of scientists, engineers, chemists, astronomers, physicists, mathematicians, and a watchmaker.
Abraham-Louis Breguet is taken into account one of many best watchmakers that has ever lived. His scientific and watchmaking contributions included the inventing the pare-chute anti-shock system (1790), inventing the Breguet spiral (1795), patenting the tourbillon escapement (1801) — and plenty of extra — in addition to making watches for French royalty. For his nice work, he was chosen together with 71 different essential names to be completely emblazoned on the Eiffel Tower.
The total record of 72 names on the Eiffel Tower.
SEGUIN, LALANDE, TRESCA, PONCELET, BRESSE, LAGRANGE, BELANGER, CUVIER, LAPLACE, DULONG, CHASLES, LAVOISIER, AMPERE, CHEVEREUL, FLACHAT, NAVIER, LEGENDRE, CHAPTAL, JAMIN, GAY-LUSSAC, FIZEAU, SCHNEIDER, LE CHATELIER, BERTHIER, BARRAL, DE DION, GOUIN, JOUSSELIN, BROCA, BECQUEREL, CORIOLIS, CAIL, TRIGER, GIFFARD, PERRIER, STURM, CAUCHY, BELGRAND, REGNAULT, FRESNEL, DE PRONY, VICAT, EBELMEN, COULOMB, POINSOT, FOUCAULT, DELAUNAY, MORIN, HAUY, COMBES, THENARD, ARAGO, POISSON, MONGE, PETIET, DAGUERRE, WURTZ, LE VERRIER, PERDONNET, DELAMBRE, MALUS, BREGUET, POLONCEAU, DUMAS, CLAPEYRON, BORDA, FOURIER, BICHAT, SAUVAGE, PELOUZE, CARNOT LAME
