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gptkbp:instanceOf
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astronomer
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:University_of_Paris
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Lacaille's_telescope
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Copley_Medal
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gptkbp:born
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March 15, 1713
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gptkbp:collaborations
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French_astronomers
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gptkbp:contributedTo
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stellar classification
astronomical knowledge
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gptkbp:contribution
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cataloging stars
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gptkbp:died
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March 25, 1762
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gptkbp:famousFor
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Lacaille's catalog of stars
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gptkbp:fellowship
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gptkb:Royal_Society
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gptkbp:field
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astronomy
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gptkbp:fieldOfStudy
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celestial navigation
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gptkbp:historicalLegacy
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influence on star mapping
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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pioneering southern hemisphere observations
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Nicolas de Lacaille
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gptkbp:impact
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astronomical charts
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gptkbp:influence
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modern astronomy
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gptkbp:influenced
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John Herschel
stellar cartography
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Jean_Picard
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gptkbp:influenceOn
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star naming conventions
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gptkbp:inspiration
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future astronomers
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gptkbp:inventor
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gptkb:Lacaille's_meridian_circle
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gptkbp:knownFor
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mapping southern skies
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Lacaille's_lunar_crater
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gptkbp:members
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gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkbp:nationality
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French
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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first to catalog southern stars
expedition to the southern hemisphere
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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new southern constellations
southern celestial hemisphere
Lacaille's star catalog
astronomer in the 18th century
development of telescopes
pioneering southern hemisphere astronomy
astronomy_in_France
Lacaille's_name_in_astronomy
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Lacaille's_southern_star_catalog
Coelum Australe Stelliferum
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gptkbp:occupation
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astronomer
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gptkbp:publishes
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Astronomiae Fundamenta
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gptkbp:researchAreas
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astrometry
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gptkbp:researchContribution
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improved star positions
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gptkbp:researchField
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physics
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gptkbp:researchFocus
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southern hemisphere astronomy
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gptkbp:researchInterest
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observational astronomy
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Cape_of_Good_Hope
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