Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
French astronomer and geodesist
Abbé Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, formerly sometimes spelled de la Caille, was a French astronomer and geodesist who named 14 out of the 88 constellations. From 1750 to 1754, he studied the sky at the Cape of Good Hope in present-day South Africa.... Wikipedia
Born: March 15, 1713, Rumigny, France
Died: March 21, 1762 (age 49 years), Paris, France
Books: Coelum Australe Stelliferum, The Elements of Astronomy, ... Demonstrated Upon the Mathematical Principles of the Newtonian Philosophy. ... To which is Annexed, a Treatise of Projection in General. ... The Whole Translated from the French ... by J. Robertson. ... With Additions ... Communicated by the Author, The Elements of Astronomy, Deduced from Observations; and Demonstrated Upon the Mathematical Principles of the Newtonian Philosophy: ... the Whole Translated from the French of M. de la Caille, and more