Name: Le Gentil. An 18th Century French Astronomer in Pondicherry (en Inglés)
SKU: 68637067
Price: 274258.00 COP
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Author: Sumitra Muthukumar
ISBN: 9789374515990

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Le Gentil. An 18th Century French Astronomer in Pondicherry (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Manohar Books

Autor

Sumitra Muthukumar

Año

2026

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

244

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

Dimensiones

23x15 cm

ISBN13

9789374515990

Le Gentil. An 18th Century French Astronomer in Pondicherry (en Inglés)

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Reseña del libro "Le Gentil. An 18th Century French Astronomer in Pondicherry (en Inglés)"

India is a country filled with, so to speak, magic and enchantments. Those who set foot in it are metamorphosed, if I may say so. This country would appear to resemble Circe’s enchanted island and palace, from?which?Ulysses?managed?to?get?away?with?difficulty.’

So writes Le Gentil, a French astronomer who came to Pondicherry on the Coromandel Coast in the eighteenth century, chasing a rare and famous transit across the Sun of Venus, the Shepherd’s Star! It is believed that the destiny of every man is written in the stars!What becomes of Le Gentil who dedicated eleven years, six months, and thirteen days to observe an astronomical event that lasted about six hours? The pleasure lies not in the trip itself but in the telling of tales after returning home and he immortalized his experiences in a journal couched?in?French?which?can?now?be?read?by?Anglophones?too.

Le Gentil’s book is a mine of information for historians, astronomers or even the casual reader! Besides being a personal record of scientific travails and observation, the pages record minute details of Indian society of yore seen through the telescopic vision of a French astronomer!