Joseph-Nicolas Delisle

Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
Born(1688-04-04)4 April 1688
Paris, France
Died11 September 1768(1768-09-11) (aged 80)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Known forDelisle scale
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
Mathematics
Doctoral advisorJacques Cassini
Doctoral studentsJohann Hennert
Jérôme Lalande

Joseph-Nicolas Delisle (French pronunciation: [ʒozɛf nikɔla dəlil]; 4 April 1688 – 11 September 1768) was a French astronomer and cartographer. Delisle is mostly known for the Delisle scale, a temperature scale he invented in 1732.