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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Mathematician
gptkb:astronomy
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:University_of_Göttingen
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Berlin_Observatory
gptkb:Königsberg_Observatory
gptkb:Prussian_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
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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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April 22, 1784
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Alter_St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof,_Berlin
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Adolf_Bessel
gptkb:Wilhelm_Bessel_Jr.
gptkb:Hermann_Bessel
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gptkbp:contribution
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improvements in astronomical instruments
estimation of the distance to stars
development of the theory of Bessel functions
first accurate measurement of a star's parallax
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gptkbp:died
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March 17, 1846
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:astronomy
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gptkbp:field_of_study
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gptkb:Physics
gptkb:optics
astrometry
celestial mechanics
mathematical physics
geodesy
numerical analysis
applied mathematics
pure mathematics
mathematical astronomy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Wilhelm Bessel
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Hermann_von_Helmholtz
gptkb:Karl_Friedrich_Gauss
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gptkbp:invention
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Bessel's correction
Bessel's equation
Bessel's functions
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gptkbp:known_for
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Bessel functions
stellar parallax
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:German
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gptkbp:notable_students
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gptkb:Johann_Heinrich_von_Mädler
gptkb:Friedrich_Wilhelm_Bessel
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Minden,_Westphalia
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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Berlin, Prussia
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gptkbp:spouse
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Marie Bessel
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gptkbp:work_location
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gptkb:University_of_Königsberg
gptkb:Prussian_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Friedrich_Wilhelm_Bessel
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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