Louis Godin
Louis Godin (born February 28, 1704 in Paris , † September 11, 1760 in Cádiz ) was a French astronomer .
Together with Charles Marie de La Condamine and Pierre Bouguer, Godin took part in the Peru Expedition in 1735 to determine the length of a meridian arc near the equator (see degree measurement ). He was a member of the Académie des Sciences and since 1752 a foreign member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences . In 1735 he was accepted as a member ( fellow ) in the Royal Society .
His nephew was the cartographer Jean Godin des Odonais (1713–1792).
The moon crater Godin and the asteroid (12715) Godin are named after him.
Individual evidence
- ^ Members of the previous academies. Louis Godin. Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences , accessed on March 29, 2015 .
- ^ Entry on Godin, Louis (1704 - 1760) in the Archives of the Royal Society , London
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| SURNAME | Godin, Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1704 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 11, 1760 |
| Place of death | Cadiz |