Nicolas-Louis De La Caille, Astronomer and Geodesist

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.

שנה

2012

שפה

English

הוצאה

Oxford University Press

מהדורות

4

עמודים

256

ISBN

9780199668403

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata