Ian Stewart Glass
Nicolas-Louis De La Caille, Astronomer and Geodesist
Ian Stewart Glass · 2012
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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.
Book details
- Year
- 2012
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Editions
- 4
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN
- 9780199668403
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