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UNINA9910814947303321 |
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Autore |
Glass I. S |
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Titolo |
Nicolas-Louis de la Caille, astronomer and geodesist / / I.S. Glass |
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-164960-0 |
1-283-80589-8 |
0-19-164959-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (201 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Astronomers - France |
Geodesists - France |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 Early life; 2 The Cape; 3 The shape of the earth; 4 Notes about the Cape; 5 Later years; 6 Paradox resolved; Appendix 1 Astronomical terms; Appendix 2 Currency and length conversions; Appendix 3 Note on the Journal Historique; Appendix 4 Timeline; Appendix 5 Sources and acknowledgements; Appendix 6 Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D ; E; F ; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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