Hi/lory nf AJlronomy for the Year iSoo. 1 1 7 



Anthony Jofeph Coufin, who in 1787 pubnnied an excellent 

 introduftion to phyfical aflronomy, containing learned and 

 ufeful calculations. 



John /ilbert Eiiler, Ton of the celebrated Leonard Euler, 

 died at Peterfburgh on the 6th of September, at the age 

 of 65. Several memoirs on aftronomy^ written by him, may 

 be found among the prize queftions of the Academy of Sci- 

 ences, and in the Tranfa6lions of the Academy of Pcterf- 

 burgh. 



On the .22d of April we loft at Thouloufe Jerome Hadan- 

 court, born in that city in 1748, who laboured for feveral 

 years with Darquier, as may be feen at the head of his ob- 

 fervations. Four years ago he had been entrufted with the 

 obfervatory of Thouloufe, which Garipuy caufed to be built 

 in 1775 ; but he could not make ufeof it for more than three 

 years. The gout and other maladies conduced him to the 

 grave. His eulogy may he found in the Magazine jEw^v- 

 clopedtqiiey 6th year, .vol. iv. His place has been fupplied 

 by Vidal. 



Kcehler died at Drefden.on the 19th of September, at the 



Hanna died at Pekin : he is the laft, I believe, of the-Chi-r 

 nefe aftronomers. The general of St. Lazarus, defirous to 

 fill up this department of the miffionary ellablifhment, placed 

 him under my care to ftudy aflronomy : he was met near 

 Pekin by the EngHfh> as may be feen in the account of Lord 

 Macartney's emhaffy to China. 



Arnold, the celebrated watch-maker, died at London; 

 but his fon continues to make time-pieces, chronometers, 

 and regulators. 



We have loft Mentelle, the engineer, who refided at Cay- 

 enne fince 1:763, when the duke De Choifeul fent thither 

 10,000 fettlers; he was brother to the celebrated geographer, 

 and we had received from him laft year obfervations on the 

 ilux and reflux of the fea. 



Monneron fen. who had been in India, and who brought 

 with him fome memoirs on the aftronomy of the Indians, 

 died at Arinonay. 



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