Astronomical Observations in Asia from Delisle’S Manuscript Preserved in the paris Observatory Library

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Delisle, born in 1688 April 4, is well known as a collector of astronomical data from all over the world. Part of his manuscripts are preserved in the Paris Observatory Library. He is said to have collected all available astronomical data at the time he was in activity in France and in Russia where he spent more than twenty years. He had more correspondents and among them, in Asia, Father Gaubil, of which more than one hundred letters are in the Paris Observatory Archives, providing priceless informations to astronomical researchers, historians and others.