02530nam 2200637 a 450 991078931610332120230803034041.00-19-164960-01-283-80589-80-19-164959-7(CKB)3460000000127954(EBL)3054952(OCoLC)922971507(SSID)ssj0000796557(PQKBManifestationID)11957438(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000796557(PQKBWorkID)10788242(PQKB)10421437(StDuBDS)EDZ0000113307(MiAaPQ)EBC3054952(Au-PeEL)EBL3054952(CaPaEBR)ebr10623004(CaONFJC)MIL411839(MiAaPQ)EBC7034407(Au-PeEL)EBL7034407(EXLCZ)99346000000012795420121130d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNicolas-Louis de la Caille, astronomer and geodesist[electronic resource] /I.S. Glass1st ed.Oxford Oxford University Press20131 online resource (201 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-966840-X 0-19-174931-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; ZThis 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.AstronomersFranceBiographyGeodesistsFranceBiographyAustralianAstronomersGeodesists520.92Glass I. S1513301MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789316103321Nicolas-Louis de la Caille, astronomer and geodesist3747666UNINA