Nicolas-Louis De La Caille, astronomer and geodesist : South African Astronomical Observatory / [electronic resource]
by Glass, I. S. (Ian S.).
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013Description: 1 online resource : ill.ISBN: 9780191749315 (ebook) :.Subject(s): La Caille, Nicolas Louis de, 1713-1762 | Astronomers -- France -- Biography | Astronomy -- Observations -- History -- 18th century | Geodesy -- Observations -- History -- 18th centuryOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 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.
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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.
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