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	LALANDE, JOSEPH JEROME LEFRANCAIS DE - LoveToKnow Article on LALANDE, JOSEPH JEROME LEFRANCAIS DE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		His biography, Le Livre des jails de messire Jacques de Lalaing, which has been published several times, is mainly the work of the Burgundian herald and chronicler Jean le Fevre, better known as Toison d'or; the Flemish historiographer Georges Chastellain and the herald Charolais also took part in its compilation.
		LALANDE, JOSEPH JER6ME LEFRANfAIS DE (1732-1807), French astronomer, was born at Bourg (department of Ain), on the nth of July 1732.
		LALLY, THOMAS ARTHUR, COMTE DE, Baron de Tollendal (1702-1766), French general, was born at Romans, Dauphin*;, n January 1702, being the son of Sir Gerard O'Lally, an Irish Jacobite who married a French lady of noble family, from whom the son inherited his titles.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LA/LALANDE_JOSEPH_JEROME_LEFRANCAIS_DE.htm (1337 words)

	Lalande, Joseph Jérôme Le Français de (1732-1807)
		In 1760 Lalande became professor of astronomy in the Collège de France, holding the post for 46 years, and in 1768 was appointed director of the Paris Observatory.
		Lalande’s niece by marriage, Marie-Jeanne de Lalande, lectured on astronomy and worked with Lalande in collaboration with her husband.
		Lalande's Traite d'astronomie (published in three volumes under the title Astronomie in 1792) includes passages that argue in favor of intelligent life throughout the universe.
	www.daviddarling.info /encyclopedia/L/LalandeJ.html (489 words)

	AllRefer.com - Joseph JErOme LefranCais de Lalande (Astronomy, Biography) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Joseph JErOme LefranCais de Lalande[zhOzef´ zhArOm´ lufrANsA´ du lAlANd´] Pronunciation Key, 1732–1807, French astronomer.
		In 1760 he became professor of astronomy in the CollEge de France, holding the post for 46 years.
		The Lalande Prize, which he established in 1802, is awarded for the outstanding achievement in astronomy each year.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/L/LalandJo.html (251 words)

	The Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography: Lalande, Joseph Jérome le Français de (1732-1807)@ ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Lalande was born in Bourg-en-Bresse on 11 July 1732.
		He was the only child of relatively wealthy parents, his father being the director of both the local post office and a tobacco warehouse.
		Lalande was educated at the Jesuit College in Lyon in preparation for his joining the order.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:99916684&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (211 words)

	Lalande (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Lalande was fascinated by astronomy and, although he continued to study law, he also attended Delisle's astronomy lectures at the Collège Royale as well as Pierre Lemonnier's lectures on mathematical physics.
		She was the chief investigator on Lalande's large-scale study of lunar astronomy, which was undertaken at the Paris Observatory, and she became the first woman in Paris to teach astronomy.
		The importance in which Lalande held women's contributions to astronomy, particularly as mathematicians and calculators, is seen in his Astronomie des dames first published in 1785, with new editions in 1795 and 1806.
	www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk /~history/Mathematicians/Lalande.html (2807 words)

	Of Analemmas, Mean Time & The Analemmatic Sundial
		The 18th century astronomer J.J. de Lalande was born in Bourg-en-Bresse (Ain), France, near the church of Brou, on whose grounds is found the oldest analemmatic sundial in existence.
		Lalande complained that earlier treatments of the dial either gave no demonstration that it was correct or gave an unsatisfactory, incomplete demonstration.
		Lalande noted that he was forced to find his own demonstration of the correctness of the dial.
	www.longwoodgardens.org /Sundial/Analemma.html (6696 words)

	Astronomers L
		LaLande, Joseph Jerome Le Francais de (1732-1807) - French astronomer who published a catalog in 1801 of over 47,000 stars.
		LeVerrier, Urbain Jean Joseph (1811-1877)- theoretically predicted the presence of the planet Neptune based upon the perturbations of the orbit of Uranus.
		He was the first to study the spectra of sunspots, and along with Janssen discovered the element helium in the sun and studied prominences without a solar eclipse.
	www.pa.msu.edu /people/horvatin/Astronomers/astronomers_l.htm (384 words)

	McCreery Ancestors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		LAWRENCE HOBART4 MCCREERY (JOSEPH BERNARD3, ALEXANDER BROWN2, JOSEPH1) was born April 01, 1832 in Jersey, Steuben County, NY, and died August 10, 1913 in Henrietta Twp., Jackson Co., Mich..
		MARY JANE4 MCCREERY (JOSEPH BERNARD3, ALEXANDER BROWN2, JOSEPH1) was born November 13, 1842 in Henrietta Twp., Jackson Co., Mich., and died April 04, 1897 in Hart, Oceana Co., Mich..
		LEROY ALEXANDER5 MCCRARY (ALEXANDER COE4, JOSEPH BERNARD3 MCCREERY, ALEXANDER BROWN2, JOSEPH1) was born October 12, 1846 in Tekonsha Twp., Calhoun Co., Mich., and died October 02, 1906 in Tekonsha Twp., Calhoun Co., Mich..
	my.net-link.net /~mamac/Genealogy.htm (13928 words)

	ESA - Science - Home - 4 April
		Gamma-ray bursts were first discovered in 1967 by chance, when satellites designed to look for violations of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty detected strong gamma-ray emissions coming from sources not in the vicinity of Earth, but from outer space.
		Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande, was an astronomer, born in Bourg-en-Bresse, France.
		He was appointed professor of Astronomy, Collège de France in 1762, and subsequently, director of the Paris Observatory.
	www.esa.int /esaSC/SEMT4L8CURD_index_0.html (418 words)

	Roger Joseph Boscovich, S.J.
		The famous astronomer Joseph Lalande said there was no scholar in all Italy like Boscovich nor did he know any geometer as profound.
		The 500 dinar Croatian note honors Roger Joseph Boscovich,S.J. Well known all over Europe, Boscovich was later made a Fellow of the Royal Society of London and today the name Boscovich is found on maps of the moon since a rather large lunar crater was named in his honor.
		Because of his prominence as a scholar, it was his influence that minimized the hostility of Catholic churchmen to the Copernican system, and he had such a reputation for honesty, integrity and scholarship that only he was able to persuade Pope Benedict XIV to finally remove Copernicus from the Index of Forbidden Books.
	www.faculty.fairfield.edu /jmac/sj/scientists/boscovich.htm (931 words)

	Science Reading Room: Battle of the Centuries (Library of Congress)
		"De tout ce qui est dit cy-dessus, on peut conclure que ceux qui soutiennent que l'annee 1701 est la premiere du siecle prochain, ont pris le party de la verite." 14 Replique a La querelle des auteurs sur le commencement du siecle prochain.
		Bevattende de ontwikkeling der gronden en bewyzen van de sterrekundigen, omtrent de stelling dat het jaar 1800.
		Held by the British Library under shelfmark R. The text of Lalande's letter as published in Le Bien-informe, 23 nivose, an 8 (Jan. 13, 1800), clearly stating that the year 1800 belongs to the 18th century, is included.
	www.loc.gov /rr/scitech/battle.html (10747 words)

	May 1999 Star Log
		These planets are rather faint, but lucky observers in other time zones will see the rare sight of the moon crossing in front of these distant worlds.
		Neptune, of course, was not discovered until 1846, yet historians have found evidence in the observing records of French scientist Joseph Lalande that he observed Neptune twice, on May 8 and May 10 of 1795.
		Lalande's methods were more precise than his star charts, and it was not possible for him to distinguish Neptune from countless background stars.
	www.news.ku.edu /1999/99N/AprNews/Apr22/starlog.html (972 words)

	Commerce / Economics: Philadelphia Rare Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Reglas de comercio licito, libre del contagio de la usura, y qve, como importantes a la instruccion de juezes, confessores, y comerciantes de todas classes....
		The deed was witnessed by Richard Peters and John Callahan, and signed by Charles West with his seal next to the signature.
		Doña Margarita is the widow of Gregorio Romano, and is grandniece of Hernán Gutiérrez Altamirano, niece of Gregorio de Villalobos y Padilla, and daughter of Hernán Gutiérrez Altamirano, who in turn was descended from Gregorio Villalobos, one of the original band who accompanied Cortés to Mexico.
	www.prbm.com /interest/commerce-h-l.shtml (3211 words)

	Carson Johnson - The Guidrys - Chapter 26
		Bogard de La Noüe was a young French officer, and it was forbidden for officers to marry Indians or half-breeds, so their marriage caused quite a scandal.
		, the daughter of Joseph LeBlanc and Marie Madeline LaLande. Joseph LeBlanc was born in 1700 in Grand-Pre, Acadia, and Marie Madeleine LaLande was born in 1711 in Port Royal, Acadia and died in 1754 in Pisiguit.
		Joseph Guidry was the third child of Jean Guedry and Marie LeBlanc. He was born about 1763 in Port Royal (or Halifax), Acadia.
	www.carsonjohnson.com /chapter26-guidry.htm (2730 words)

	B & L Rootenberg Rare Books: Featured Catalogue: Millennium One -- Autographs & Manuscripts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Although Lamarck firmly believed in a direct link between phenotypes and different environmental settings, he didn't quite articulate the means whereby spontaneous generation or mutations occurred until the period when the present manuscripts were composed.
		These ideas were published in his Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres (1815-22), which summarizes his four evolutionary laws.
		Lamarck (1744-1829) was a great naturalist, and believed that there is a "natural sequence" for living organisms: he emphasized the view that living things should be studied as a whole.
	www.rootenbergbooks.com /list6.htm (1644 words)

	computer error by mister X
		Early astronomers spent long periods of time making calculations for tracking and predicting the orbits of comets, planets, and moons, and for determining the occurrence of eclipses.
		During six months, we calculated from morning till night, sometimes even at meals, the consequence of which was, that I contracted an illness which changed my constitution for the remainder of my life.
		One might wonder how many errors were included in such an effort as Lalande's when one realizes how many calculations may have been made with erroneous logarithms.
	www.thocp.net /biographies/papers/computer_error.htm (1702 words)

	Manuscripts Guide -- B
		She died in 1923, during a trip to attend the International Congress of Americanists in Rio de Janeiro.
		Brown was a Scottish geologist and his collection centers on his geological investigations in various areas of Scotland and England concerning fossils, geological formations, deposits, etc. His activity in the Edinburgh Geological Society is documented in the letters and news clippings.
		One of Philadelphia's most recognized geographers at the turn of the twentieth century, Henry Grier Bryant was an explorer, traveler, and writer known for an avid interest in the arctic.
	www.amphilsoc.org /library/mole/b.htm (5975 words)

	labyrinth to Lambarene. Alphabetic Index to Entries. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de
		Lally, Thomas Arthur, baron de Tollendal, comte de
		Lamballe, Marie Thérèse Louise de Savoie-Carignan, princesse de
	www.bartleby.com /65/index136.html (109 words)

	Samuel Knight Chapter SIA, Newsletter Issue 17, April 8, 2004
		Board Member John de Marchi is also a member of the Sonoma County Woodworkers Association, who have two interesting events planned that Chapter members are invited to attend.
		The measure of the angles was done with a new, cutting-edge, scientific instrument invented by the French physicist, Jean-Charles De Borda: the repeating circle.
		With this instrument, an astronomer could take repeated measurements of an angle, and the instrument would keep track of the sum of the angles measured so the final answer was the sum divided by the number of times he repeated the measurement.
	www.ss.mtu.edu /ia/chapters/knight/newsletters/Issue_17.htm (6679 words)

	CESAR FRANCOIS CASSINI - Online Information article about CESAR FRANCOIS CASSINI
		CASSINI, Or CASSINI DE THURY (1714-1784), son of Jacques Cassini, was See also:
		works are:—Meridienne de l'observatoire de Paris (1744), Description geometrique de la terre (1775), and Description geometrique de la France (1784).
		Delambre, Histoire de l'astronomie au X VIIIM siecle, pp.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /CAU_CHA/CESAR_FRANCOIS_CASSINI.html (173 words)

	[No title]
		To recognize books so signed by him was simple, but this was not his invariable custom, and other means of identifying his copies had to be found.
		Some were readily detected by the author's presentation inscription on the flyleaf; others by a Georgetown binding by John March or Joseph Milligan still on the shelves of the stacks.
		On October 29, 1814, in a letter to Joseph Milligan, who had been appointed to value the library and to number the books, Jefferson wrote:.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /rbc/rbcprod/rbctj/jeff.txt (12801 words)

	Manuscripts Guide -- L
		This is a copy of the deed, issued by King George II and witnessed by George Thomas, Governor of Pennsylvania
		Primarily papers relating to the work of the United StatesArmy Corps of Topographical Engineers, with special reference tosurveys of harbors of the eastern United States seaboard; somepapers and letters relate to natural history and are addressed toJohn Lawrence Le Conte.
		It is divided into three series: Lesley's general correspondence, his correspondence with his brother Joseph, and microfilms of Lesley's research notes.
	www.amphilsoc.org /library/mole/l.htm (4752 words)

	Joseph-Jérôme le Français de Lalande (1732-1807) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Lalande was honored by naming a Moon crater after him (4.4S, 8.6W, 24.0 km diameter, in 1935).
		Asteroid (9136) Lalande was discovered on May 13, 1971 by C. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld and T. Gehrels of Palomar Observatory, provisionally designated 4886 T-1, and 1976 UW1 and 1991 RG21 on later independent findings.
		Histoire de l'Astronomie au dix-huitièmme siècle [History of Astronomy in the Eighteenth Century].
	www.seds.org /messier/xtra/Bios/lalande.html (87 words)

	Lalande, Joseph Jérôme Lefrançais de on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		(zhôzĕf´ zhārōm´ lefräNsā´ de läläNd´), 1732-1807, French astronomer.
		Magazines and Newspapers for: Lalande, Joseph Jérôme Lefrançais de
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	www.encyclopedia.com /html/L/LalandJ1o.asp (168 words)

	Books at Iowa 60 - Barrett on books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		According to the eighteenth century paper specialist Lalande, working as a team a day's work would yield 1500-4000 sheets.
		The finished sheets were pressed, and then packed in reams and bales, ready for market.
		"On studying the sequence of operations which finally produce paper," says Lalande, "it can be seen that a sheet must pass through the workmen's hands more than thirty times, and approximately ten times under the presses.
	www.lib.uiowa.edu /spec-coll/Bai/barrett.htm (1613 words)

	Eye problems of other early solar observers
		So it appears that the blame must fall primarily on Lalande for making up, or at least, widely promulgating, this fairy tale of astronomers who became blind from looking at the Sun.
		Perhaps it is understandable, as the causes of blindness in old age were unknown in the 18th Century.
		(Lalande even cautions that “it is essential … not to look at the Moon for a long time ….”) But now, over two centuries later, it is time to put a stop to this nonsense.
	mintaka.sdsu.edu /GF/vision/others.html (2126 words)

	AIP International Catalog of Sources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		French astronomer; teacher at the Collège Royale in Paris; compiler of navigational and astronomical tables and author of astronomy texts and other books on the history of mathematics and astronomy.
		de Piery discussing his work, the current political situation, and personal matters.
		Some items undated, others are dated using the calendar adopted by the French following the Revolution (1789-1792) with no attempt to correlate these dates with the Gregorian calendar.
	www.aip.org /history/catalog/6744.html (135 words)

	Ulrike Leitner: Humboldt's works on Mexico
		During his American journey, Humboldt regularly sent reports to scientific colleagues in Spain, France, Germany and England or publishers of periodicals, with the intention of having them published during his absence.
		Among those who received such reports were Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, Jerôme Joseph de Lalande, Antoine François Comte Fourcroy, Franz Xaver von Zach, Karl Erenbert von Moll.
		Letters to French scientists were read in the Institut national in Paris, reports to the botanist Karl Ludwig Willdenow in Berlin in the Society of Natural History.
	www.uni-potsdam.de /u/romanistik/humboldt/hin/leitner6.htm (293 words)

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