How to Pronounce Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
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Mar 15, 1713 Rumigny, Grand Est, France Died on 21 Mar 1762 (aged 49)
French astronomer
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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.
