Template:Did you know nominations/French submarine Laplace

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The result was: promoted by Mifter (talk) 21:20, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

French submarine Laplace

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Laplace between 1922 and 1923

• ... that the French submarine Laplace (pictured), built during World War I, was named after a 19th-century astronomer? Source: http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyFrench.htm

• Reviewed: Gilberto Benetton

Created by L293D (talk). Self-nominated at 14:48, 1 November 2018 (UTC).

• "Eightieth century"? Do you mean 8th-century? You have a similar hook over at Template:Did you know nominations/French submarine Regnault; do you want to make a double hook? Yoninah (talk) 21:55, 6 November 2018 (UTC)

• @Yoninah: that was a typo, I meant to put "eighteenth-century". And no, I would rather not do a double hook; both have different and good images. L293D (☎ • ✎) 22:19, 6 November 2018 (UTC)

• No problem. The image here is a bit grainy, but the bigger problem is that it doesn't have a U.S. license on it.
• Here is a review: New enough, long enough, neutrally written, adequately referenced. As all sources are offline, unable to check for close paraphrasing. The hook is interesting but there is no inline citation for the hook fact. QPQ done. Yoninah (talk) 22:38, 6 November 2018 (UTC)

• @Yoninah: I believe that I've fixed the issues. L293D (☎ • ✎) 02:00, 7 November 2018 (UTC)

• Thank you. I see the image licensing has also been clarified. Hook ref verified and cited inline. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 17:49, 7 November 2018 (UTC)

• Note on dating: It seems this astronomer did his major work in the 18th century, not the 17th. Yoninah (talk) 23:13, 12 December 2018 (UTC)

• @Yoninah: This astronomer was not alive during any part of the 17th century. There are, and have been, no mentions of the 17th century in the hook or article, that I can see. Is your concern, instead, related to his work in the 19th century? MPS1992 (talk) 23:25, 12 December 2018 (UTC)

• Sorry, I meant: It seems this astronomer did his major work in the 19th century, not the 18th. His major work starts in 1799, continuing into the 19th century. Yoninah (talk) 23:34, 12 December 2018 (UTC)

• Considering he was born in the 18th century, I though this was the appropriate number, but I'm happy to change this to 19th if you think it would be better. L293D (☎ • ✎) 23:45, 12 December 2018 (UTC)

• Well, people usually make their greatest contribution when they're older, not younger. Since he did publish in the 19th century, I think we should go with that. Thanks for your help. Restoring my tick. Yoninah (talk) 23:52, 12 December 2018 (UTC)