Nicolas Louis de Lacaille

Abbé Nicolas-Louis de La Caille, sometimes spelled Lacaille, (French: [lakaj]; 28 December 1713 – 21 Mairch 1762)[1] wis a French astronomer.

Nicolas-Louis de La Caille
Portrait o Nicolas Louis de Lacaille
Born29 December 1713(1713-12-29)
Rumigny, Fraunce
Dee'd21 Mairch 1762(1762-03-21) (aged 48)
Paris, Fraunce
CitizenshipFrench
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy

References eedit

  1. Thomas Hockey et al: The Biographical Dictionary of Astronomers, Springer, 2007, ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0, p665