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   Guillaume Joseph Hyacinthe Jean-Baptiste Le Gentil de la Galaisière (French pronunciation: [ɡijom lə ʒɑ̃ti], 12 September 1725 – 22 October 1792) was a French astronomer who discovered several nebulae and was appointed to the Royal Academy of Sciences.

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   Learn about the life and achievements of Guillaume-Joseph Le Gentil, a French astronomer who discovered two star clusters and observed the Great Nebula in Andromeda. Find out how he travelled to India to observe the transit of Venus and faced many challenges and hardships.

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   Feb 6, 2012 · Guillaume Le Gentil was a French astronomer who tried to observe the 1761 and 1769 transits of Venus from India and the Philippines. He faced many obstacles, such as war, storms, illness, and personal losses, and failed to achieve his goal.

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   Who was Guillaume-Joseph Le Gentil?

   • Guillaume-Joseph Le Gentil, a French astronomer, was born Sep. 12, 1725. In his early career, Le Gentil (or Legentil) was interested in nebulae, and he discovered two open star clusters that would later be named M36 and M38. In 1749, he observed that the Great Nebula in Andromeda has a dwarf companion...

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   Where is Le Gentil 3?

   • You’ll find it 8° north-northeast of Deneb. French astronomer Guillaume Le Gentil recorded this 5°-wide naked-eye cloud in 1749, noting that it “seems opaque and very dark.” And while Le Gentil 3 is as large as the Northern Coalsack, the Milky Way surrounding it is more uniform in intensity, boosting its contrast and enhancing the darkness.

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   When did Guillaume Le Gentil die?

   • A Voyage in the Indian Ocean, an account of his travel, was published in two volumes in 1779 and 1781. Guillaume Le Gentil was displaced from his lodgings in 1787 due to re-construction of the observatory. He never returned and on October 22, 1792, Le Gentil died in Paris, France. The Academy never filled the vacancy following his death.

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   When was Le Gentil discovered?

   • The observations and knowledge of Le Gentil on the Northern "nebulae" were summarised by him in a memoir on July 26, 1758, and presented to the French Royal Academy. This was just about a month prior to discovery of first nebula by French astronomer Charles Messier.

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   Jun 3, 2012 · Learn about the 18th century astronomers who sailed the seas to observe the rare celestial event of Venus passing between the earth and the sun. Discover how Guillaume Le Gentil faced many challenges and disappointments, while James Cook achieved fame and success.

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   Guillaume Le Gentil was an 18th century French astronomer known for discovering several nebulae. He discovered the dwarf "early-type" galaxy Messier 32, a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31); independently rediscovered M36 and M38, both open cluster of stars in the Auriga constellation; and also discovered the nebulosity in M8.

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9. www.bigissue.com › culture › booksThe 18th-century astronomer who sparked a modern love story

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   Jul 1, 2023 · When Antoine Laurain read an article about astronomer Guillaume le Gentil it planted the seed for a poignant historical love story. by: Antoine Laurain. 1 Jul 2023. An Astronomer in Love by Antoine Laurain is out now (£16.99, Gallic Books). Illustration: Giovanni Simoncelli.

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    Aug 6, 2019 · You’ll find it 8° north-northeast of Deneb. French astronomer Guillaume Le Gentil recorded this 5°-wide naked-eye cloud in 1749, noting that it “seems opaque and very dark.”