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
Sources of Information
- Fontenelle. Dialogen über die Mehrheit der Welten, 1983:t.p. (Johann Elert Bode, Astronom der Königl. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin) p. 432 (b. 1747 in Hamburg, d. 1826 in Berlin)
- German Wikipedia WWW site, Oct. 2, 2012(Johann Elert Bode; b. Jan. 19, 1747, Hamburg; d. Nov. 23, 1826, Berlin; German astronomer)
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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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