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gptkbp:instanceOf
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astronomer
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gptkbp:advocatesFor
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scientific rigor in astronomy
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gptkbp:affiliatedWith
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gptkb:International_Astronomical_Union
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:University_of_Berlin
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Berlin_Observatory
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
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gptkbp:born
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1791-09-23
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gptkbp:children
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three children
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gptkbp:collaboratedWith
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other astronomers
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gptkbp:contributedTo
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astrophysics
celestial navigation
advancements in celestial mechanics
the study of planetary motion
the understanding of comets
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gptkbp:contribution
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improved methods for calculating orbits
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gptkbp:died
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1865-08-26
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gptkbp:established
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gptkb:Encke's_Comet
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gptkbp:fellow
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gptkb:Royal_Society
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gptkbp:field
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astronomy
space science
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gptkbp:historicalResearch
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theoretical astronomy
on cometary orbits
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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pioneering work in cometary studies
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Johann Franz Encke
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gptkbp:influence
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19th-century astronomy
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Carl_Friedrich_Gauss
mathematics
modern astronomy
orbital mechanics
subsequent astronomers
Newtonian_mechanics
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Johann_Gottfried_Galle
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gptkbp:inspiration
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future generations of astronomers
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gptkbp:involved
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teaching astronomy
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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astronomical observations
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:Encke
calculating the orbits of comets
Encke's_Comet_calculations
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gptkbp:legacy
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Encke's_Comet_named_after_him
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gptkbp:members
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gptkb:Prussian_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkbp:nationality
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German
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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orbital calculations
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Astronomische Nachrichten
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gptkbp:occupation
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mathematician
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gptkbp:publishedBy
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numerous scientific papers
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gptkbp:publishedIn
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scientific journals
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gptkbp:recognizedBy
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gptkb:Berlin_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Lalande_Prize
scientific community
his contributions to astronomy
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gptkbp:recognizes
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his_work_on_Encke's_Comet
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gptkbp:research
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the motion of celestial bodies
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gptkbp:researchAreas
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celestial mechanics
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gptkbp:researchFocus
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cometary orbits
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Marie_Encke
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gptkbp:supports
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cometary dynamics
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