Guillaume Le Gentil, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French astronomer
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Place of Birth: Coutances, Normandy, France
About Guillaume Le Gentil
- Guillaume Joseph Hyacinthe Jean-Baptiste Le Gentil de la Galaisière (born Coutances, 12 September 1725 – died Paris, 22 October 1792) was a French astronomer who discovered several nebulae and was appointed to the Royal Academy of Sciences.
- He made unsuccessful attempts to observe the 1761 and 1769 transits of Venus from India.
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