Nicolas-Louis De La Caille, astronomer and geodesist [electronic resource] : South African Astronomical Observatory / Ian Stewart Glass.
Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.Description: 1 online resource : illISBN:- 9780191749315 (ebook) :
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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.
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