The Long Pre-History of Lalande’s Bibliographie astronomique

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1. The Long Pre-History of Lalande’s Bibliographie astronomique

M. Giorgio Matteoli (Université de Turin)

When Jérôme de Lalande published his Bibliographie astronomique in 1803, he stood at the apex of his career. As one of the most influent astronomers in Europe, he was well aware of the implicit power wielded by histories and bibliographies of a discipline such as astronomy, especially in an age when the production of such works remained relatively scarce – namely, that of presenting and...