Guillaume Le Gentil
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Guillaume Le Gentil was an 18th-century French astronomer best known for his ill-fated expeditions to observe the transits of Venus.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guillaume Le Gentil canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French astronomer
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astronomer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| aimedToDetermine | distance between Earth and Sun (astronomical unit) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
transit of Venus of 1761
NERFINISHED
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transit of Venus of 1769 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1725-09-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Coutances, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | scientific expeditions marked by misfortune ⓘ |
| contributedTo | early catalogues of nebulae ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1792-10-22 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Paris, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | French Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| expeditionDestination |
Philippines
NERFINISHED
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Pondicherry, India NERFINISHED ⓘ Île de France (Mauritius) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Le Gentil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | astronomy ⓘ |
| fullName | Guillaume Joseph Hyacinthe Jean-Baptiste Le Gentil de la Galaisière NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Guillaume NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| honouredIn | lunar crater Le Gentil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
attempted measurement of the astronomical unit
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ill-fated expeditions to observe the transits of Venus ⓘ observations of the transit of Venus ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie des Sciences
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surface form:
French Academy of Sciences
|
| methodologicalContribution | participated in parallax measurements using Venus transits ⓘ |
| name | Guillaume Le Gentil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
failed to observe the 1761 transit of Venus due to clouds and timing issues at sea
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failed to observe the 1769 transit of Venus at Pondicherry due to clouds ⓘ remained away from France for more than a decade due to his Venus transit expeditions ⓘ returned to France to find he had been declared legally dead ⓘ |
| observed |
nebulae in the constellation Andromeda
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nebulae in the constellation Orion ⓘ |
| occupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
global campaigns to observe the 1761 transit of Venus
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global campaigns to observe the 1769 transit of Venus ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
|
| studied |
lunar theory
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nebulae ⓘ |
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