Pierre Charles Lemonnier
Pierre Charles Lemonnier (born November 23, 1715 in Paris , † April 2, 1799 in Bayeux , Normandy ) was a French astronomer .
Life
Pierre Lemonnier became a member of the French Academy of Sciences as early as 1736 . This was in recognition of his famous moon map. He improved various astronomical measuring methods and participated in the degree measurement of a long meridian arc in Lapland . Later Lemonnier was a professor at the Collège de France . Since 1745 he was a foreign member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences .
The lunar crater Le Monnier and the asteroid (29187) Lemonnier were named after him.
Publications (selection)
- Histoire Celeste (1741)
- Théorie des comètes (1743) digitized
- La Méridienne de l'Observatoire royal de Paris (1744) Digitized
- Institutions astronomiques (1746)
- Observations de la lune, du soleil, et des étoiles fixes (1751, 1775)
- Nouveau zodiaque (1755)
- Astronomie nautique lunaire (1771) digitized
- L'Essai sur les marées (1774)
Individual evidence
- ^ List of members since 1666: Letter L. Académie des sciences, accessed on January 12, 2020 (French).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lemonnier, Pierre Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1715 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 2, 1799 |
| Place of death | Bayeux , Normandy |