Properties (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Astronomer
Mathematician |
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:University_of_Königsberg
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Copley_Medal
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| gptkbp:birthDate |
1784-07-22
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| gptkbp:bornIn |
gptkb:Minden,_Westphalia
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| gptkbp:contribution |
Worked on the theory of planetary motion
Contributed to the theory of errors First to measure stellar parallax Improved astronomical instruments Pioneered the use of statistical methods in astronomy Developed_Bessel_functions |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1846-03-17
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| gptkbp:field |
Astronomy
Mathematics |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Friedrich Bessel
|
| gptkbp:influence |
Geodesy
Mathematical analysis Statistics Modern astronomy |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Karl_Friedrich_Gauss
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Johann_Heinrich_Lambert
|
| gptkbp:inventor |
Bessel function series
Bessel's_correction Bessel's_equation Bessel's_interpolation_formula |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Bessel functions
Stellar parallax |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Bessel functions are widely used in physics and engineering.
His methods are still taught in mathematics and astronomy courses. He is considered one of the founders of modern astronomy. His work laid the foundation for modern astrometry. He_is_commemorated_in_the_name_of_the_Bessel_function. |
| gptkbp:nationality |
German
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Hermann_von_Helmholtz
gptkb:Augustin-Louis_Cauchy |
| gptkbp:productionCompany |
1810
1846 |
| gptkbp:researchField |
Geodesy
Celestial mechanics |