He also translated the “Commentaries” of Theon ( Paris, 1822-25).
This work, undertaken at the instance of Lagrange and Delambre, is used to this day, almost exclusively, as a standard in connection with the history of astronomy. His most important work, however, was the editing and the translating into Latin and French of Ptolemy’s “Almagest” ( Paris, 1813-16). In 1808 he was commissioned by the minister of the interior to continue the “History of France” of Velly, and prepared the manuscript of two volumes. Daarnaast hebben we ook nog een pleegzoon. Ik ben getrouwd met Nannette en heb 4 kids. Under the Restoration he was appointed curator at the library of Sainte Genevieve and became a canon of Notre Dame. Mijn naam is Jelmar Halma, op het moment van schrijven 43 jaar (1979) en woonachtig in Marknesse. As librarian of the Empress Josephine and of the Ecole des Ponts et Chaussees, he was charged to instruct the empress in history and geography. He held the chair of mathematics at the Prytanee of Paris, and then that of geography in the military school at Fontainebleau. In 1794 he was appointed secretary to the Polytechnic School. When this school was closed in 1793, he went to Paris and entered military service as surgeon. In 1791 he became principal of Sedan College. Hier hebben wij de opslag van smeermiddelen en vanuit hier rijden onze tankwagens het noorden door. Ons bedrijf is gevestigd in een modern pand in St. In al die jaren is er veel kennis opgedaan, waardoor wij u goed kunnen adviseren. He was educated at the College of Plessis, Paris, took Holy orders, and received the title of Abbe. Halma Agro BV is een oliehandel die in 1983 is opgericht.