Properties (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
telescope
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Age of Enlightenment
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
stellar cartography
|
| gptkbp:designedBy |
gptkb:Nicolas_Louis_de_Lacaille
|
| gptkbp:has_a_focus_on |
10 feet
|
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
18th century
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first detailed catalog of southern stars
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lacaille's telescope
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
modern astronomy
future telescope designs astronomy_in_the_Southern_Hemisphere |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Galileo's_telescope
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Lacaille's star catalog
|
| gptkbp:lensType |
gptkb:altazimuth_mount
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Cape_of_Good_Hope
|
| gptkbp:material |
glass
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
cataloging 10,000 stars
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
high-quality optics
observing the night sky observing star clusters observing celestial events observing comets observing asteroids observing astronomical events observing celestial navigation observing celestial phenomena observing cosmic structures observing double stars observing nebulae observing planetary bodies observing star brightness observing star catalogs observing star colors observing star distances observing star formation observing star motions observing stellar evolution observing the Milky Way observing the solar system observing the universe observing variable stars Southern_Hemisphere_stars observing_the_Magellanic_Clouds |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
reflecting telescopes
|
| gptkbp:scope |
1.5 inches
|
| gptkbp:successor |
modern telescopes
|
| gptkbp:type |
refracting telescope
|
| gptkbp:usedFor |
astronomical observations
mapping constellations |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
astronomical expeditions
|
| gptkbp:visitedBy |
gptkb:Nicolas_Louis_de_Lacaille
|
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1751
|