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Nicolas Louis de Lacaille Biography and Timeline
Follow Nicolas Louis de Lacaille through 4 dated historical records for France.
Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1752–1759Years on this page
1752
Southern Sky Survey
Begins systematic observations of southern stars from the Cape.
1753
Discovery of Nebulae
Nicolas Louis de Lacaille cataloged 42 nebulae from the Cape of Good Hope, with most of them being previously unknown
1759
Halleys Comet
The comet is first named in Halleys honour by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1759
Records, sources and methodology
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