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Joseph-Nicolas Delisle (4 April 1688 – 11 September 1768) was a French astronomer and cartographer.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Joseph-Nicolas Delisle was documented, and when
1712year
Luxembourg Palaceattested“In 1712, he set up an observatory at the Luxembourg Palace and after three years moved to the Hotel de Taranne.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
1739year
Tobolskattested“The abbot recounted to Delisle that the previous year (1739) a Siberian merchant by the name of Fugla, already famous for his prodigious strength (he had fought and killed a bear with his bare hands), further added to his fame when he fo…”source: Wikipedia: Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
1739year
Yeniseiskattested“The abbot recounted to Delisle that the previous year (1739) a Siberian merchant by the name of Fugla, already famous for his prodigious strength (he had fought and killed a bear with his bare hands), further added to his fame when he fo…”source: Wikipedia: Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
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Places Joseph-Nicolas Delisle is documented in
Luxembourg Palace1 presence · 1712
Tobolsk1 presence · 1739
Yeniseisk1 presence · 1739
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1689 to 1737period
Russiamentioned“Ivan Kirilov (1689–1737), the first director of the imperial Cartographic Office, had Delisle officially invited to Russia with a view to his collaborating on the proposed map of the empire.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
1714year
French Academymentioned“In 1714 he entered the French Academy of Sciences as pupil of Giacomo Filippo Maraldi.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
1719 to 1722period
Luxembourg Palacementioned“From 1719 to 1722 he was employed at the Royal observatory, before returning to his observatory at the Luxembourg Palace.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
1724year
Londonmentioned“In 1724 he met Edmond Halley in London and, among other things, discussed the transits of Venus.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
1725year
Saint Petersburgmentioned“His life changed radically in 1725 when he was called by the Russian czar Peter the Great to Saint Petersburg to create and run the school of astronomy.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
1740year
Siberiamentioned“In 1740, Delisle undertook an expedition to Siberia with the object of observing from Beryozovo the transit of Mercury across the sun.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
1740year
Beryozovo, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrugmentioned“In 1740, Delisle undertook an expedition to Siberia with the object of observing from Beryozovo the transit of Mercury across the sun.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
28 February 1740exact date
Moscowmentioned“Petersburg on 28 February 1740, arriving in Beryozovo, on the bank of the River Ob, on 9 April, having travelled via Moscow, the Volga, and Tyumen.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
29 December 1740exact date
Tobolskmentioned“Petersburg on 29 December 1740, having sojourned in Tobolsk and Moscow en route.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
1745 to 1746period
Saint Petersburgmentioned“It was not until 1745 that the academy in Saint Petersburg finally published a complete Atlas Rossicus, in Latin and Cyrillic script, consisting of a general map and 29 regional maps (Атлас Российской/Atlas Rossicus, Petropoli, 1745–1746).”source: Wikipedia: Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
1747year
Parismentioned“He became quite rich and famous, to such an extent that when he returned to Paris in 1747, he built a new observatory in the palace of Cluny, later made famous by Charles Messier.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
1763 to 1768period
Parismentioned“In 1763 he retired to the Abbey of St Genevieve, dying in Paris sometime in 1768.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
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