- Description
- 1 online resource (194 pages) : illustrations, map, portraits.
- Summary
- 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.--
- Uniform Title
- Nicolas-Louis De La Caille, astronomer and geodesist (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Nicolas-Louis De La Caille, astronomer and geodesist (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-184) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Early life -- The Cape -- The shape of the earth -- Notes about the Cape -- Later years -- Paradox resolved.
- LCCN
- OCLC
- ssj0000796557
- Author
Glass, I. S. (Ian S.)
- Title
Nicolas-Louis De La Caille, astronomer and geodesist [electronic resource] / I.S. Glass.
- Imprint
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2013.
- Edition
First edition.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-184) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Connect to:
- Other Standard Identifier
60001729019