Jean-Philippe Loys de Chéseaux

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Mathematician
gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:M16_(Eagle_Nebula)
gptkb:Eagle_Nebula
gptkb:the_Eagle_Nebula
gptkb:M4
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Geneva
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:University
gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:Geneva_Observatory
gptkb:Academy
gptkb:International_Astronomical_Union
gptkb:Swiss_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:birth_date 1718-01-18
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Lausanne
gptkbp:contribution Cometary studies
Catalog of stars
gptkbp:death_date 1751-09-24
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Lausanne
gptkbp:field gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:physicist
gptkb:Mathematician
gptkb:observatory
Astrobiology
Geophysics
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:Photographer
gptkb:observatory
Celestial mechanics
Astrophysical modeling
Mathematical astronomy
Astronomical navigation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jean-Philippe Loys de Chéseaux
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Joseph-Louis_Lagrange
gptkb:Anders_Celsius
gptkb:Gottfried_Wilhelm_Leibniz
gptkb:Pierre-Simon_Laplace
gptkb:Edmond_Halley
gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Johannes_Kepler
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkb:Tycho_Brahe
gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
gptkbp:known_for Observations of comets
Star classification
Star cataloging
Lunar observations
Astrological studies
Astronomical instruments development
Planetary motion studies
gptkbp:members gptkb:Academy
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_London
gptkbp:nationality Swiss
gptkbp:notable_alumni gptkb:Henri_Louis_Duhamel_du_Monceau
gptkb:Jean-Louis_Pons
gptkbp:notable_work Astronomical observations
Astronomical tables
Celestial charts
Celestial mechanics treatise
Cometary observations report
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Lausanne