Died 1840-03-02.
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Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers was a German astronomer. He found a convenient method of calculating the orbit of comets, and in 1802 and 1807, discovered the second and the fourth asteroids Pallas and Vesta.
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science · German astronomer (1758–1840) · physicist · astronomer · physician · politician · also Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, Heinrich Olbers, Olbers
Born 11 October 1758 · Died 2 March 1840 · Q75828
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1840· 1 entry
1827· 2 entries
“Gauss's Abstract of the Disquisitiones Generales circa Superficies Curvas presented to the Royal Society of Gottingen”
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A foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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1823· 1 entry
(and then reformulated in 1826), states that the darkness of the night sky conflicts with the supposition of an infinite and eternal static universe
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1804· 2 entries
Awarded Fellow of the Royal Society (1804).
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Olbers was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London, in 1809, corresponding member living abroad of the Royal Institute of the Netherlands in 1822, a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sci
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1803· 1 entry
Awarded Lalande Prize (1803).
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1802· 1 entry
And 1807, discovered the second and the fourth asteroids Pallas and Vesta
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1800· 1 entry
Olbers was one of 24 astronomers invited to participate in the group known as the "celestial police", dedicated to finding new planets in the Solar System
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1777· 1 entry
Studied at University of Göttingen (1777).
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1758· 1 entry
Born 1758-10-11.
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