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Johann Kies

German astronomer and mathematician · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1713 to 1781 · aged 67

Johann Kies was a German astronomer and mathematician. Born in Tübingen, Kies worked in Berlin in 1751 alongside Jérôme Lalande in order to make observations on the lunar parallax in concert with those of Nicolas Louis de Lacaille at the Cape of Good Hope.

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Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1713 to 1781 · aged 67