Johann Franz Encke
Johann Franz Encke (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːhan ˈfʁants ˈɛŋkə]; 23 September 1791 – 26 August 1865) was a German astronomer. Among his activities, he worked on the calculation of the periods of comets and asteroids, measured the distance from the Earth to the Sun, and made observations of the planet Saturn.
Johann Franz Encke | |
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Johann Franz Encke | |
| Born | 23 September 1791 |
| Died | 26 August 1865 (aged 73) Spandau (now part of Berlin), Province of Brandenburg |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Known for | 12P/Pons-Brooks comet |
| Awards | Cotta prize (1817) Royal Medal (1828) Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1824, 1830) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | University of Berlin |
| Academic advisors | Carl Friedrich Gauss |
| Doctoral students | Johann Gottfried Galle Leopold Kronecker Demetrios Kokkidis |
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