Bode, Johann Elert, 1747-1826
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Name (Hebrew)
בודה, יוהאן אלרט, 1747-1826
Name (Latin)
Bode, Johann Elert, 1747-1826
Date of birth
1747-01-19
Date of death
1826-11-23
Place of birth
Hamburg (Germany)
Place of death
Berlin (Germany)
Field of activity
Astronomy
Associate group
Königliche Sternwarte zu Berlin
Occupation
Astronomers
Associated Language
ger
Gender
male
Language
German
Sources of Information
- Fontenelle. Dialogen über die Mehrheit der Welten, 1983:
- German Wikipedia WWW site, Oct. 2, 2012
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Wikipedia description:
Johann Elert Bode (German: [ˈboːdə]; 19 January 1747 – 23 November 1826) was a German astronomer known for his reformulation and popularisation of the Titius–Bode law. Bode determined the orbit of Uranus and suggested the planet's name.
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