Nicolas-Louis De La Caille, astronomer and geodesist South African Astronomical Observatory /
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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| Main Author: |
Glass, I. S. |
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Oxford Scholarship Online. |
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Electronic
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| Language: |
English
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| Published: |
Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2013.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource : illustrations.
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