Glass, I. S.
Nicolas-Louis De La Caille, astronomer and geodesist : South African Astronomical Observatory / [electronic resource] Ian Stewart Glass. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is a comprehensive biography of one of the greatest and most careful observational astronomers of all time. Nicolas-Louis De La Caille mapped the southern sky and named many of the constellations. In addition, he contributed to geodesy, navigation, and celestial mechanics.
9780191749315 (ebook) : No price
La Caille, Nicolas Louis de, 1713-1762.
Astronomers--France--Biography.
Astronomy--Observations--History--18th century.
Geodesy--Observations--History--18th century.
QB36
520.92
Nicolas-Louis De La Caille, astronomer and geodesist : South African Astronomical Observatory / [electronic resource] Ian Stewart Glass. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is a comprehensive biography of one of the greatest and most careful observational astronomers of all time. Nicolas-Louis De La Caille mapped the southern sky and named many of the constellations. In addition, he contributed to geodesy, navigation, and celestial mechanics.
9780191749315 (ebook) : No price
La Caille, Nicolas Louis de, 1713-1762.
Astronomers--France--Biography.
Astronomy--Observations--History--18th century.
Geodesy--Observations--History--18th century.
QB36
520.92