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French astronomer
Guillaume Le Gentil
Born
(1725-09-12)12 September 1725
Coutances, France
Died
22 October 1792(1792-10-22) (aged 67)
Paris, France
Nationality
French
Occupation
French astronomer
Guillaume Joseph Hyacinthe Jean-Baptiste Le Gentil de la Galaisière (French pronunciation:[ɡijomləʒɑ̃ti], 12 September 1725 – 22 October 1792) was a French astronomer who discovered several nebulae and was appointed to the Royal Academy of Sciences. He made unsuccessful attempts to observe the 1761 and 1769 transits of Venus from India.
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