| Authorised form of name | Cassini; Jean Dominique (1748 - 1845); Count of Thury |
| Other forms of name | Jacques Dominique |
| Dates | 1748 - 1845 |
| Nationality | French |
| Place of birth | Paris, France |
| Date of birth | 30 June 1748 |
| Place of death | Thury, near Clermont, Oise, France |
| Date of death | 18 October 1845 |
| Research field | Astronomy |
| Geodesy |
| Activity | Career:
Director, Observatoire, Paris
|
| Membership category | Foreign Member |
| Date of election | 30/04/1789 |
| Relationships | Son of Cesar Francois Cassini (FRS 1751); grandson of Jacques Cassini (FRS 1698); great-grandson of Jean Dominique Cassini (FRS 1672) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1845 No 62 pp 582-583
References:
A Cook, 'Rome and the Royal Society, 1660-1740' in NR 2004 vol 58 pp 3-19
M Crosland, 'Relationships between the Royal Society and the Academie des Sciences in the late eighteenth century' in NR 2005 vol 59 pp 25-34
Notes:
Jean Dominique is the name that appears in R, DSB, and, originally, in BR. Jean has been changed to Jacques in BR, and the latter is the name given in the index to BR. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/68968250 |
| Code | NA6246 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1788/19 | Cassini, Jean Dominique, Count of Thury: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| CB/2/685 | Copy of a letter from Charles Blagden to Comte de Cassini | 7 September 1787 |
| CB/2/106 | Copy of a letter from Charles Blagden to Comte de Cassini | |
| CB/2/171 | Copy of a letter from Charles Blagden to Comte de Cassini | 28 October 1788 |
| CB/2/269 | Copy of a letter from Charles Blagden to Comte de Cassini | 8 July 1789 |
| CB/2/348 | Copy of a letter from Charles Blagden to Comte de Cassini | 20 August 1787 |
| DM/4/21 | Copy of a letter to Comte de Cassini | 6 August 1787 |
| DM/4/18 | Copies of letters from Comte de Cassini, Paris, to Charles Blagden | 29 May 1787, 27 July 1787 |
| DM/4/22 | Copy of a letter Charles Blagden to Comte de Cassini | 20 April 1787 |
| DM/4/19 | Copy of letter from Charles Blagden to Comte de Cassini, Paris | 29 June 1787 |
| CB/1/3/7 | Letter from Jean Dominique, Comte de Cassini to Charles Blagden | 6 October 1784 |
| CB/2/92 | Copy of a letter from Charles Blagden to Comte de Cassini | 2 December 1787 |
| CB/2/93 | Copy of a letter from Charles Blagden to Comte de Cassini | 5 December 1787 |
| DM/4/20 | Letter from Comte de Cassini, Paris | 27 July 1787 |
| DM/4/17 | Copy of letter from Charles Blagden to Comte de Cassini | 18 May 1787 |
| AP/4/11 | Unpublished paper, 'An inquiry into the supposed alteration of the axis of this earth' by Capt Joseph Mead | 5 August 1771 |
| AP/4/11/1 | Unpublished manuscript, 'An inquiry into the supposed alteration of the axis of this earth' by Capt Joseph Mead | 5 August 1771 |