Nicolas-Louis de la Caille, astronomer and geodesist / / I.S. Glass
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2013 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 520.92 |
| Soggetto topico: | Astronomers - France |
| Geodesists - France | |
| Soggetto non controllato: | Australian |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Nicolas-Louis de la Caille, astronomer and geodesist |
| ISBN: | 0-19-164960-0 |
| 1-283-80589-8 | |
| 0-19-164959-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910814947303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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