Suzanne Débarbat
Biographic Data
| ID | 9304004 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Suzanne Débarbat |
| GIVEN NAMES | Suzanne |
| FAMILY NAME | Débarbat |
| SIGNATURE | DÉBARBAT S |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Émile Lépissier, a French Astronomer of Misfortune Who Taught in China and Japan
This paper presents the lifetime and achievements of a little-known French astronomer, Émile Lépissier, who contributed to the modernization of astronomy in China and Japan. He was recruited in 1854 by Paris Observatory as a Computer and later raised to an Astronome-adjoint. However, due to an unfair decision by the dictatorial Director, Le Verrier, Lépissier was forced to resign from the Observatory. Eventually he was dispatched to Beijing and t…
Showcasing Seventeenth-Century Jesuit Astronomy in Asia
The first great ruler to encourage the adoption of Western culture and technology throughout Siam was King Narai, who also had a passion for astronomy. He showed this by encouraging French and other Jesuit missionaries, some with astronomical interests and training, to settle in Siam from the early 1660s. One of these was Father Antoine Thomas, and he was the first European known to have carried out scientific astronomical observations from Siam,…
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Optics and astronomy
Showcasing Seventeenth-Century Jesuit Astronomy in Asia
The first great ruler to encourage the adoption of Western culture and technology throughout Siam was King Narai, who also had a passion for astronomy. He showed this by encouraging French and other Jesuit missionaries, some with astronomical interests and training, to settle in Siam from the early 1660s. One of these was Father Antoine Thomas, and he was the first European known to have carried out scientific astronomical observations from Siam,…
Émile Lépissier, a French Astronomer of Misfortune Who Taught in China and Japan
This paper presents the lifetime and achievements of a little-known French astronomer, Émile Lépissier, who contributed to the modernization of astronomy in China and Japan. He was recruited in 1854 by Paris Observatory as a Computer and later raised to an Astronome-adjoint. However, due to an unfair decision by the dictatorial Director, Le Verrier, Lépissier was forced to resign from the Observatory. Eventually he was dispatched to Beijing and t…
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