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Joseph-Nicolas Delisle

Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
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Joseph-Nicolas Delisle was a French astronomer and cartographer. Delisle is mostly known for the Delisle scale, a temperature scale he invented in 1732.

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  1. Johann Heinrich SchulzeMay 12, 1687 – October 10, 1744
  2. Nicolaus I BernoulliOctober 21, 1687 – November 29, 1759
  3. Robert SimsonOctober 14, 1687 – October 1, 1768
  4. Joseph-Nicolas Delisle (this page)April 4, 1688 – September 11, 1768
  5. Willem 's GravesandeSeptember 26, 1688 – February 28, 1742
  6. Christian GoldbachMarch 18, 1690 – November 20, 1764

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