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Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre | |
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| Born | 19 September 1749 |
| Died | 19 August 1822 (aged 72) Paris, Kingdom of France |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Doctoral advisor | Jérôme Lalande |
| Doctoral students | Gerard Moll |
Jean Baptiste Joseph, chevalier Delambre (19 September 1749 – 19 August 1822) was a French mathematician, astronomer, historian of astronomy, and geodesist.[1][2] He was also director of the Paris Observatory, and author of well-known books on the history of astronomy from ancient times to the 18th century.
- ^ Ten, Antonio E. (2014). "Delambre, Jean-Baptiste-Joseph". Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. New York, NY: Springer New York. pp. 542–543. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-9917-7_346. ISBN 978-1-4419-9916-0.
- ^ "Grandeur et Figure de la Terre". Nature. 90 (2239). Springer Science and Business Media LLC: 101. 1912. Bibcode:1912Natur..90..101.. doi:10.1038/090101a0. ISSN 0028-0836. S2CID 29711903.