Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille
GPTKB entity
Properties (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
astronomer
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_Paris
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Lacaille's_celestial_maps
Lacaille's_constellation_names Lacaille's_celestial_observations |
| gptkbp:born |
March 15, 1713
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| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
French_astronomers
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| gptkbp:contributedTo |
improved star measurement techniques
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| gptkbp:contribution |
cataloging stars in the southern hemisphere
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| gptkbp:died |
March 25, 1762
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| gptkbp:famousFor |
Lacaille's star catalog
Lacaille's_star_charts |
| gptkbp:fellowship |
gptkb:Royal_Society
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| gptkbp:field |
astronomy
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| gptkbp:fieldOfStudy |
celestial navigation
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| gptkbp:historicalLegacy |
Lacaille's_contributions_to_modern_astronomy
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille
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| gptkbp:influence |
modern astronomy
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| gptkbp:influenced |
William Herschel
southern hemisphere observations |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
gptkb:Jean_Picard |
| gptkbp:inspiredBy |
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
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| gptkbp:inventor |
gptkb:Lacaille's_telescope
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
mapping the southern skies
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| gptkbp:language |
French
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| gptkbp:legacy |
gptkb:Lacaille's_star_catalogues
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| gptkbp:members |
gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
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| gptkbp:nationality |
French
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
first to catalog southern stars
expedition_to_the_Cape_of_Good_Hope |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
astronomer royal
Lacaille's_discovery_of_new_stars Lacaille's_impact_on_star_naming_conventions Lacaille's_influence_on_later_astronomers Lacaille's_observations_of_the_Milky_Way |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
Coelum Australe Stelliferum
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| gptkbp:occupation |
clergyman
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| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Rumigny,_France
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| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Paris,_France
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| gptkbp:publishes |
Astronomiae Fundamenta
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| gptkbp:recognizes |
Lacaille's_name_in_astronomy
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| gptkbp:researchContribution |
southern constellations
advancements in telescope technology |
| gptkbp:researchField |
astrometry
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| gptkbp:researchFocus |
stellar parallax
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| gptkbp:researchInterest |
empirical observation
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| gptkbp:scenicViews |
gptkb:Cape_of_Good_Hope
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