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Nicolas Louis de La Caille

Abbé Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, formerly sometimes spelled de la Caille, was a French astronomer who named 14 out of the 88 constellations. From 1750-1754 he studied the sky at the Cape of Good Hope in present day South Africa. Lacaille observed over 10,000 stars using just a half-inch refractor.

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French astronomer

Born 15 March 1713
Died 21 March 1762

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  • Cover of: Clarissimi viri d. de La Caille ... Lectiones elementares opticae ex editione parisina anni MDCCLVI in latinum traductae a C.S. e S.J. quibus auctarii loco accessit Brevis theoria micrometri objectivi a R.P. Rogerio Josepho Boscovich ... concinnata ...

    First published in 1757 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Leçons élémentaires d'astronomie géométrique et physique

    First published in 1780 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Astronomiae fundamenta: novissimis solis et stellarum observationibus stabilita Lutetiae in Collegio Mazarinaeo et in Africa ad Caput Bonae Spei

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  • Cover of: Leçons elementaires de mecanique: Pour servir d'introduction à toutes les sciences physico-mathématiques

    First published in 1743 1 edition in 1 language
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    First published in 1778 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Clarissimi viri d. de La Caille ... Lectiones elementares astronomiae, geometriae, et physicae, ex editione Parisina anni MDCCLV in latinum traductae a C. S. e S. J.

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  • Cover of: Clarissimi viri D. de La Caille ... Lectiones elementares mechanicae, seu Brevis tractatus de motu, et aequilibrio

    First published in 1759 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Cours élémentaire et complet de mathématiques-pures

    First published in 1794 1 edition in 1 language
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    First published in 1755 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Lezioni elementari di matematiche

    First published in 1791 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Tables de logarithmes pour les sinus & tangentes de toutes les minutes du quart de cercle, & pour tous les nombres naturels depuis I jusqu'à 20000: Avec une exposition abrégée de l'usage de ces tables

    First published in 1768 1 edition in 1 language
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French astronomer

Born 15 March 1713
Died 21 March 1762
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Early works to 1800, Astronomy, Mathematics, Mechanics, Observations, Optics, Catalogs, Description and travel, Logarithms, Spherical trigonometry, Stars, 1743, Cape of good hope (south africa), description and travel, Perspective, Tables, Travel, Trigonometry, Voyages and travels
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Cape of Good Hope (South Africa), Sun
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Nicolas Louis de La Caille (1713-1762)

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
November 2, 2019 Edited by Erick Soares Figueiredo Edited without comment.
November 2, 2019 Edited by Erick Soares Figueiredo Added new photo
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import