Memoir On A New And Certain Method Of Ascertaining The Figure Of The Earth By Means Of Occultations Of The Fixed Stars (1819) is a scientific work written by Antonio Cagnoli. The book details a new method for measuring the shape of the Earth using occultations of fixed stars. Cagnoli was an Italian astronomer who developed this method as a way to improve upon existing methods for measuring the Earth's figure. In the book, he explains the theory behind...