LA CAILLE, Leçons élémentaires d'astronomie, 1761

New edition, revised, corrected and expanded.
Abbé De La Caille (1713-1762) is one of the leading French astronomers of the 18th century.
Educational work that aims to make astronomy accessible to a wide audience. It covers the fundamental principles of astronomy, both on the geometric level (the position and movement of the stars) and on the physical level (the laws that govern these movements).