Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre
French mathematician and astronomer (1749–1822) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Not to be confused with d'Alambert.
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Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre | |
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Born | (1749-09-19)19 September 1749 |
Died | 19 August 1822(1822-08-19) (aged 72) Paris, Kingdom of France |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy |
Doctoral advisor | Jérôme Lalande |
Doctoral students | Gerard Moll |
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