Delisle, Joseph-Nicolas (fl. eighteenth century)

Details Delisle, Joseph-Nicolas (fl. eighteenth century) Delisle, Joseph-Nicolas (fl. eighteenth century)

Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke3578.&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 3578. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

History And Archaeoastronomy, Biographies

Scientific paper

French astronomer, member of the Académie, hired CHARLES MESSIER as a draftsman, and as a recorder of astronomical observations. Visited ISAAC NEWTON in London in 1724. Calculated the return path for HALLEY's Comet in 1758-9 and published a map which guided the recovery search, showing the predicted path of return calculated at 10 day intervals. Messier, as his observing assistant, was set to obs...

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Delisle, Joseph-Nicolas (fl. eighteenth century) does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Delisle, Joseph-Nicolas (fl. eighteenth century), we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Delisle, Joseph-Nicolas (fl. eighteenth century) will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1002863