Died 1875-04-11.
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Heinrich Schwabe
Samuel Heinrich Schwabe was a German amateur astronomer remembered for his work on sunspots. He observed sunspots and made drawings of them from 1825 to 1867 and suggested in 1838 that there may be a ten-year cycle of sunspot activity. He also took an interest in botany and was a founding member of a natural history society in Dessau.
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science · German astronomer (1789–1875) · astronomer · physicist · botanist · pharmacist · court counsel · also Heinrich Schwabe, Schwabe
Born 25 October 1789 · Died 11 April 1875 · Q77209
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1868· 1 entry
Awarded Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1868).
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1857· 2 entries
Won Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1857).
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Schwabe was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
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1850· 1 entry
By Alexander von Humboldt in the third volume of his Kosmos
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1838· 2 entries
That there may be a ten-year cycle of sunspot activity
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And 1839 he published his notes on botany in two volumes under the title Flora Anhaltina, describing nearly 2000 plant species
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1831· 1 entry
Although these were only noticed and published in 1899
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1825· 1 entry
And began his observations on sunspots from 30 October 1825
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1812· 1 entry
Schwabe was forced to take over the family pharmacy business and the family became prosperous
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1806· 1 entry
By joining the Dessau Mohrenapotheke owned by Häseler
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1789· 1 entry
Born 1789-10-25.
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