Lalande: his life (1732-1807) and works

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May 2005

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The Astronomical Herald (ISSN 0374-2466), Vol. 98, No. 5, p. 300 - 309 (2005)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

History Of Astronomy, Biography

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Lalande, born in Bourg-en-Bresse, made his first studies at the Jesuit College, later in Paris, attending Delisle's and Lemonnier's courses. He went to Berlin in 1751 for the determination of the lunar parallax, with Lacaille being in South Africa. Among the observatories in Paris, at the end of XVIIIth century, were the ones remaining to the Navy, the Royal Observatory, and the observatory named after the Military school. Being nominated as the head of this last observatory, Lalande asked his "nephew" to observe positions of stars, having in view a large catalogue. Together with other observers, he and hist wife obtained places for about 50,000 such objects, the so-called Lalande's Catalogue. Lalande is also famous for his writings, mostly his book whose title in French is "Astronomie" published in three editions. He was a member of the Académie des Sciences and of the Bureau des Longitudes.

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