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Diogo de Carvalho e Sampayo, Portuguese diplomat and scientist (born 1750)

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Diogo de Carvalho e Sampayo

Portuguese nobleman, diplomat and scientist

Diogo de Carvalho e Sampayo was a Portuguese nobleman, magistrate, diplomat and scientist. A knight of the Order of Malta and a judge by profession, Carvalho e Sampayo became notable as an amateur scientist who authored two important works on the subject of chromatics.
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December 29

Day of the year

December 29 is the 363rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; two days remain until the end of the year.
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