Chappe may refer to: *

Claude Chappe Claude Chappe (; 25 December 1763 – 23 January 1805) was a French inventor who in 1792 demonstrated a practical semaphore system that eventually spanned all of France. His system consisted of a series of towers, each within line of sight of ...

(1763 – 1805), French inventor * David Chappe (1947 - 2002), American screenwriter * Georges Chappe (b. 1944), French cyclist *

Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche (23 March 1722 – 1 August 1769) was a French astronomer, best known for his observations of the transits of Venus in 1761 and 1769. Early life Little is known of Chappe's early life. He was born into a disting ...

(1722-1769), French astronomer * Chappe (crater), lunar crater * 16238 Chappe, main belt asteroid * a flap of leather attached to a sword's crossguard, also known as a

rain-guard A rain-guard or chappe is a piece of leather fitted to the crossguard of European swords of the later medieval period. The purpose of this leather is not entirely clear, but it seems to have originated as a part of the scabbard, functioning as a ...

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