Properties (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
astronomer
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_Berlin
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Hermann_von_Helmholtz
the discovery of new celestial objects |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
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| gptkbp:born |
March 13, 1822
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| gptkbp:children |
two daughters
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| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
gptkb:Hermann_von_Helmholtz
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
the development of astronomical instruments
the field of astrometry the advancement of astrophysics the study of variable stars the understanding of cometary phenomena |
| gptkbp:contribution |
stellar parallax measurements
|
| gptkbp:died |
December 14, 1875
|
| gptkbp:established |
several asteroids
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| gptkbp:fellow |
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
|
| gptkbp:field |
astronomy
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Heinrich Louis d'Arrest
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Karl_Friedrich_Zöllner
future astronomers the field of observational astronomy |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Friedrich_Bessel
gptkb:Johann_Gottfried_Galle |
| gptkbp:involvedIn |
astronomical observations
the establishment of observatories |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
his meticulous record-keeping in observations
his precision in astronomical measurements his role in the establishment of modern astronomy. his work on cometary dynamics discovering_the_comet_2P/Encke |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influential in 19th-century astronomy
|
| gptkbp:members |
gptkb:Berlin_Academy_of_Sciences
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| gptkbp:nationality |
German
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
first to calculate the orbit of a comet
|
| gptkbp:notableWork |
Astronomische Nachrichten
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| gptkbp:occupation |
scientist
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| gptkbp:publishedBy |
a catalog of stars
numerous papers on astronomy |
| gptkbp:publishedIn |
Astronomische Nachrichten
|
| gptkbp:recognizedBy |
the astronomical community
his contributions to celestial navigation |
| gptkbp:research |
the motion of planets
the structure of the Milky Way |
| gptkbp:researchAreas |
celestial mechanics
|
| gptkbp:researchFocus |
cometary orbits
|
| gptkbp:researchInterest |
observational astronomy
|
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Berlin
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Marie_d'Arrest
|
| gptkbp:visitedBy |
the Great Comet of 1861
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| gptkbp:worksAt |
gptkb:Berlin_Observatory
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