Bessel
friedrich wilhelm
[free-drik wil-helm;; german free-drikh vil-helm] /ˈfri drɪk ˈwɪl hɛlm;; german ˈfri drɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (show ipa), 1784–1846, german astronomer.
historical examples
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 13, slice 2 various
a field book of the stars william tyler olcott
a popular history of astronomy during the nineteenth century agnes m. (agnes mary) clerke
twelve stories and a dream h. g. wells
twelve stories and a dream h. g. wells
twelve stories and a dream h. g. wells
pioneers of science oliver lodge
twelve stories and a dream h. g. wells
a popular history of astronomy during the nineteenth century agnes m. (agnes mary) clerke
twelve stories and a dream h. g. wells
noun
friedrich wilhelm (ˈfriːdrɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm). 1784–1846, german astronomer and mathematician. he made the first authenticated measurement of a star’s distance (1841) and systematized a series of mathematical functions used in physics
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