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24 dic 2016 · BornRumigny, ( Ardennes ), France, 15 May 1713. DiedParis, France, 21 March 1762. Nicolas de Lacaille (as he signed his name) was one of the greatest observers of the eighteenth century and a pioneer in mapping the southern sky. His father served the Duchess of Vandôme as chief huntsman, but he devoted his spare time to the study of natural ...
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille. Abbé Nicolas Louis de La Caille (thường là Nicolas Louis de Lacaille) [1] là một nhà thiên văn học người Pháp. [2] Ông cùng với Jérôme Lalande là những người xác định một cách chính xác phỏng đoán của người xưa về khoảng cách từ Trái Đất đến Mặt Trăng ...
La Caille [Lacaille], Nicolas‐Louis de. Born Rumigny, (Ardennes), France, 15 May 1713. Died Paris, France, 21 March 1762. Nicolas de Lacaille (as he signed his name) was one of the greatest observers of the 18th century and a pioneer in mapping the southern sky. His father served the Duchess of Vandôme as chief huntsman, but he devoted his ...
French Astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille was the first to map all of the constellations of the southern hemisphere during his time at the Cape of Good Hope between 1750 and 1754. He introduced 14 new constellations, most of which consist of faint stars, representing mechanical, navigational, and artistic devices and renamed several others.
1 mag 2012 · Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille (1713-1762) is considered a pioneer in astronomy. Between 1751 and 1753, this modest, but hardworking French astronomer was stationed at the Cape of Good Hope in South ...
In 1746, Lacaille was given the use of the observatory of the Collège de Lisieux, where he surveyed many types of astronomical phenomena. Promoted a scientific expedition to study the southern constellations: in late 1750, left for the Cape of Good Hope, which he reached the following year.
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille. 1713-1762. French astronomer whose redetermination of the Paris meridian revealed errors in Jacques Cassini's earlier measurements. This supported Isaac Newton's prediction that Earth is flattened at the poles. Lacaille observed nearly 10,000 stars during his Cape of Good Hope expedition (1750-1754) and included 1,942 ...
