Stars and telescopes; a hand-book of popular astronomy founded on the 9th ed. of Lynn's Celestial motions (1901)
Todd, David P. (David Peck), 1855-1939, Lynn, William Thynne, 1835-1911 · Boston, Little, Brown · leaf 40
bailly (i736-!793) Jean Svlvain Bailly, a learned astronomical writer a>idhistorian, washonored with the presidency of the National Assembly of 1789, and themayoralty of Paris, in which capacity he served with sterling integrity.Besides his Histoire de P Astronomies in five volumes, he… … DELAMBRE (1749-1822) Jean Joseph Delambre was perhaps the most prolific of all Frenchastronomical writers. Herschels discovery of Uranus in 1781 fir&tgave him opportunity for distinction by constructing tables of the newplanets motion. He was collaborateur with Mechain in measuringan arc of…
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