Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel
1784-1846
German astronomer and mathematician whose work in astronomy, celestial mechanics, and mathematics led him at age 26 to the Königsberg Observatory directorship, ...
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Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel
1784-1846
German Astronomer and Mathematician
Friedrich Bessel was one of the founders of modern astronomy. He made the first accurate measurements of the positions of stars a...
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Bessel, Friedrich (1784-1846)
German astronomer
Friedrich Bessel was a self-taught astronomer. Born in Minden, Germany in 1784, he became an accountant in Bremen, but his true interests were astronomy...
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Friedrich Bessel was a self-taught astronomer. Born in Minden, Germany, on July 22, 1784, he became an accountant in Bremen, but his true interests were astronomy and mathematics. In fact, in 1806, at...
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The German astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784-1846) established the modern ideals and standards of precision in astronomy and obtained the first measurement of the distance to a star.Friedrich ...
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Unlike many men of achievement, Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel did little to give an indication of his forthcoming accomplishments during his early and limited education. He stumbled upon his genius by way ...
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Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel
Bessel, Friedrich (1784-1846)
Friedrich Bessel
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel