It was while he was working on this project that he met Augustine Mérimée the daughter of the overseer of de Broglie's estate and the two were married.
Ito ay habang siya ay nagtatrabaho sa proyektong ito na siya matugunan Augustine Mérimée ang anak na babae ng mga tagapamahala ng mga de Broglie ng ari-arian at ang dalawa ay may-asawa.