Joseph-Nicolas Delisle | |
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Born | Paris, France | 4 April 1688
Died | 11 September 1768 Paris, France | (aged 80)
Nationality | French |
Known for | Delisle scale |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy Mathematics |
Doctoral advisor | Jacques Cassini |
Doctoral students | Johann 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.