Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 202 years ago |
Date of birth | September 19,1749 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Amiens |
France | |
Date of died | August 19,1822 |
Died | Former 10th Arrondissement Of Paris |
Field | Astronomy |
Books | Histoire de L'Astronomie Ancienne |
Histoire de L'Astronomie Moderne | |
Tables Astronomiques, Volume 2... - Primary Source Edition | |
Notable student | François Peyrard |
Education | University of Paris |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society |
Watson Davis and Helen Miles Davis Prize | |
Academic advisor | Jérôme Lalande |
Nationality | French |
Place of burial | Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France |
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ID | 965365 |
Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre Life story
Jean Baptiste Joseph, chevalier Delambre was a French mathematician, astronomer, historian of astronomy, and geodesist. He was also director of the Paris Observatory, and author of well-known books on the history of astronomy from ancient times to the 18th century.