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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:observatory
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:University_of_Paris
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:University
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Copley_Medal
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1713-02-15
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gptkbp:birth_place
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Rumigny, France
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gptkbp:collaborations
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Collaboration with other astronomers
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gptkbp:contributed_to
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astronomical catalogs
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gptkbp:contribution
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Star classification system
Catalog of southern stars
Introduction of southern constellations
Mapping of southern celestial hemisphere
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gptkbp:death_date
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1762-03-25
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gptkbp:denomination
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gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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Lacaille's constellations
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gptkbp:famous_for
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gptkb:Lacaille's_catalog
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:observatory
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gptkbp:field_of_study
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astrometry
stellar cartography
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Pioneering southern hemisphere astronomy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Abbe Nicolas Louis de Lacaille
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gptkbp:influence
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celestial navigation
modern astronomy
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:John_Herschel
stellar astronomy
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Isaac_Newton
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gptkbp:inspired
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future astronomers
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gptkbp:invention
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gptkb:Lacaille's_telescope
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gptkbp:is_influential_in
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Advancement of celestial mapping techniques
Star naming conventions
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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scientific expeditions
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gptkbp:is_recognized_by
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gptkb:Research_Institute
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gptkbp:known_for
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Mapping southern skies
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Lacaille's_stars
Influence on modern star catalogs
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gptkbp:members
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gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkbp:mentor
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Jean-Baptiste Chappe d' Auteroche
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:French
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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First to catalog southern stars
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gptkbp:notable_character
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astronomer and priest
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gptkbp:notable_event
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Observations in 1751-1752
Theory of stellar distances
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gptkbp:notable_for
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Honorary degrees
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Catalogus_Stellarum_Australium
Astronomical Observations
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:diocese
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Paris,_France
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gptkbp:published_by
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Astronomical Tables
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gptkbp:research
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Observational astronomy
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gptkbp:scenic_views
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gptkb:Cape_of_Good_Hope
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