Jérôme Lalande

Joseph Jérôme Lefrançois de Lalande was a French astronomer, freemason and writer. He is known for having estimated a precise value of the astronomical unit using measurements of the transit of Venus in 1769.

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Who was born first?

• Jérôme Lalande and Nevil Maskelyne were born the same year
• Jérôme Lalande and Cristina Roccati were born the same year
• Jérôme Lalande and José Celestino Mutis y Bosio were born the same year
• Jérôme Lalande was born 1 year after Henry Cavendish
• Jérôme Lalande was born 1 year before Richard Kirwan

Timeline

1. Henry CavendishOctober 10, 1731 – February 24, 1810
2. Cristina RoccatiOctober 25, 1732 – March 16, 1797
3. Jérôme Lalande (this page)July 11, 1732 – April 4, 1807
4. José Celestino Mutis y BosioApril 6, 1732 – September 11, 1808
5. Nevil MaskelyneOctober 6, 1732 – February 9, 1811
6. Richard KirwanAugust 1, 1733 – June 1812

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• Isaac NewtonDecember 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727
• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
• Immanuel KantApril 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804
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• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716