A Conversation for Nicolas Louis de la Caille, his Lunar Crater and the X on the Terminator
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Peer Review: A87832353 - Nicolas Louis de la Caille, his Lunar Crater and the X on the Terminator
Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Started conversation Jun 26, 2014
Entry: Nicolas Louis de la Caille, his Lunar Crater and the X on the Terminator - A87832353
Author: Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor - U128652
GB
A87832353 - Nicolas Louis de la Caille, his Lunar Crater and the X on the Terminator
Gnomon - time to move on Posted Jun 30, 2014
Hi GB. I think this entry works much better in its current form.
There are a few places where you talk about things without explaining them. Evidently these things are clear to you, but the average reader will need them explained:
This observation area gave him a pristine view of the southern night sky
-- I'd add that the sky above the South Pole is not visible from the Northern Hemisphere where all the astronomers lived, so this was one of the first times that this part of the heavens had been studied by an astronomer. I believe La Caille was the first to map out the southern skies, although I'm not sure.
working out the lunar and solar parallax
-- I'd add "which allowed the distance to the Moon and the Sun to be calculated".
You say that la Caille was sent to South Africa, but you don't say what for. Was it to map the skies, to measure the parallax, or was it for some other reason and he just used his time while he was there to study the skies?
You say that La Caille introduced 15 new constellations, and give details of the 14 of them which are still in use today. You tantalisingly don't tell us what the 15th one was.
The footnote about Antlia has a stray apostrophe.
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A87832353 - Nicolas Louis de la Caille, his Lunar Crater and the X on the Terminator
Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Jul 3, 2014
Hi Gnomon
Thanks for reading and your review. I'm glad this entry works better than my previous attempt
>>The sky above the South Pole is not visible from the Northern Hemisphere where all the astronomers lived, so this was one of the first times that this part of the heavens had been studied by an astronomer.<< added
A dozen constellations were delineated by the Dutch astronomers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman during their voyage to the southern seas between 1595 and 1597, so la Caille wasn't the first astronomer to map the southern skies.
>>which allowed the distance to the Moon and the Sun to be calculated.<< added
"You say that la Caille was sent to South Africa, but you don't say what for." I have tweaked this to read: >>but went on an expedition to the Cape of Good Hope in 1751 which was to attempt to measure the radius of the Earth and determine distances to other Solar System objects.<<
The footnote about Antlia has a stray apostrophe.fixed
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"You say that La Caille introduced 15 new constellations, and give details of the 14 of them which are still in use today. You tantalisingly don't tell us what the 15th one was."
The 15th was Musca, which already existed with another name, all he did was rename it so I suppose it's not correct to say he introduced 15 new constellations. 14 new constellations and renamed an existing one? I've added a footnote about Musca.
GB
A87832353 - Nicolas Louis de la Caille, his Lunar Crater and the X on the Terminator
Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Jul 13, 2014
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Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Aug 15, 2014
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Aug 15, 2014
A87832353 - Nicolas Louis de la Caille, his Lunar Crater and the X on the Terminator
Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Aug 17, 2014
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Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Sep 4, 2014
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minorvogonpoet Posted Sep 4, 2014
The sentence "It described 42 nebulous objects among almost 10,000 southern stars, 14 new constellations had been delineated and one previous constellation renamed' would read better as 'It described 42 nebular objects among almost 10,000 southern stars, deineated 14 new constellations and renamed one existing constellation."
A87832353 - Nicolas Louis de la Caille, his Lunar Crater and the X on the Terminator
Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Sep 4, 2014
A87832353 - Nicolas Louis de la Caille, his Lunar Crater and the X on the Terminator
Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Sep 28, 2014
A87832353 - Nicolas Louis de la Caille, his Lunar Crater and the X on the Terminator
Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Oct 16, 2014
A87832353 - Nicolas Louis de la Caille, his Lunar Crater and the X on the Terminator
Gnomon - time to move on Posted Oct 16, 2014
See post 6.
A87832353 - Nicolas Louis de la Caille, his Lunar Crater and the X on the Terminator
Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Oct 17, 2014
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Bluebottle Posted Oct 17, 2014
(Of course, should you wish to apply to be a Scout....?)
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A87832353 - Nicolas Louis de la Caille, his Lunar Crater and the X on the Terminator
Gnomon - time to move on Posted Oct 17, 2014
No, I won't be a volunteer because I don't agree with the current management's interpretation of the Code for Volunteers.
A87832353 - Nicolas Louis de la Caille, his Lunar Crater and the X on the Terminator
SashaQ - happysad Posted Oct 17, 2014
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SashaQ - happysad Posted Oct 18, 2014
I read this - excellent indeed
The X on the terminator picture is very striking, and your linkage to other Entries is superb!
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- 1: Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor (Jun 26, 2014)
- 2: Gnomon - time to move on (Jun 30, 2014)
- 3: Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor (Jul 3, 2014)
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- 8: Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor (Sep 4, 2014)
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- 19: Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor (Oct 18, 2014)
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