Nicolas-Louis De La Caille, Astronomer and Geodesist
This is the first comprehensive biography of one of the greatest and most careful observational astronomers of all time. He mapped the southern sky and named many of the constellations. In addition, he contributed to geodesy, navigation, and celestial mechanics.
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-19-966840-3
- EAN: 9780199668403
- Produktnummer: 13625959
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 200 S.
- Masse: H17.0 cm x B24.0 cm x D1.5 cm 498 g
- Abbildungen: 48 b/w illustrations
- Gewicht: 498
- Sonstiges: Tertiary Education (US: College)
Über den Autor
Ian Glass is an Astronomer at the South African Astronomical Observatory, and Adjunct Professor at James Cook University. His previous books include Revolutionaries of the Cosmos: The Astrophysicists, Victorian Telescope Makers: The Lives and Letters of Thomas and Howard Grubb, and Proxima: The Nearest Star (Other than the Sun).
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