Guillaume Le Gentil
French astronomer
Died when: 67 years 40 days (805 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Guillaume Joseph Hyacinthe Jean-Baptiste Le Gentil de la Galaisière (French pronunciation: ?[gijom l? ??~ti], 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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