Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French astronomer
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Place of Birth: Rumigny, Grand Est, France
About Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
- Abbé Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, formerly sometimes spelled de la Caille, (French: [lakaj]; 15 March 1713 – 21 March 1762) was a French astronomer who named 14 out of the 88 constellations.
- From 1750-1754 he studied the sky at the Cape of Good Hope in present day South Africa.
- Lacaille observed over 10,000 stars using just a half-inch refractor.
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