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Joseph-Nicolas Delisle

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French astronomer

FranceScientistsLived 1688 to 1768 · aged 80
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Joseph-Nicolas Delisle was a French astronomer and cartographer. Delisle is mostly known for the Delisle scale, a temperature scale he invented in 1732.

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Delisle's observatory in Beryozovo (marked a.), from Continuation de l'histoire générale des voyages, vol. 72 (1768)Delisle's observatory in Beryozovo (marked a.), from Continuation de l'histoire générale des voyages, vol. 72 (1768)Explication de la carte des nouvelles decouvertes au nord de la mer du Sud, 1752Explication de la carte des nouvelles decouvertes au nord de la mer du Sud, 1752

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Fellow of the Royal Society
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Mons Delisle

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About this person

Country
France
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1688 to 1768 · aged 80
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25 languages

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