Nicolas Louis de Lacaille

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. Lacaille observed over 10,000 stars using a refracting telescope.

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Who was born first?

• Nicolas Louis de Lacaille and Alexis Clairaut were born the same year
• Nicolas Louis de Lacaille was born 1 year after Francesco Algarotti
• Nicolas Louis de Lacaille was born 1 year before César-François Cassini de Thury
• Nicolas Louis de Lacaille was born 2 years after Ruđer Josip Bošković
• Nicolas Louis de Lacaille was born 2 years after Thomas Wright

Timeline

1. Ruđer Josip BoškovićMay 18, 1711 – February 13, 1787
2. Thomas WrightSeptember 22, 1711 – February 22, 1786
3. Francesco AlgarottiDecember 11, 1712 – May 3, 1764
4. Alexis ClairautMay 13, 1713 – May 17, 1765
5. Nicolas Louis de Lacaille (this page)March 15, 1713 – March 21, 1762
6. César-François Cassini de ThuryJune 17, 1714 – September 4, 1784

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