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Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande

1732–1807

1 standalone book

Joseph Jérôme Lefrançois de Lalande was a French astronomer, freemason and writer. He is known for having estimated a precise value of the astronomical unit using measurements of the transit of Venus in 1769. He was born in 1732 and died in 1807.

Born
1732

Books by Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande

  1. Cover of Histoire Céleste Française

    Histoire Céleste Française

    1801

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