J. M. Le Père

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J. M. Le Père

French officer

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J.M. Le Père, his chief lines-of-communication engineer, erroneously calculated that the level of the Red Sea was 10 meters (33 feet) above that of the Mediterranean and, therefore, that locks would be needed. Considering the adverse conditions under which the French surveyors worked and the…
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J.M. Le Père, his chief lines-of-communication engineer, erroneously calculated that the level of the Red Sea was 10 meters (33 feet) above that of the Mediterranean and, therefore, that locks would be needed. Considering the adverse conditions under which the French surveyors worked and the…
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