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 …

Johann Franz Encke (born Sept. 23, 1791, Hamburg—died Aug. 26, 1865, Spandau, Ger.) was a German astronomer who in 1819 established the period of the comet now known by his name …

Johann Franz Encke was a German astronomer. He worked on the calculation of the periods of comets and asteroids, measured the distance from the earth to the sun, and made …

Johann Franz Encke war ein deutscher Astronom. Er entdeckte unter anderem die nach ihm benannte Enckesche Teilung des Saturnrings, führte an vielen Kometen die damals noch …

2018年5月18日 · Encke, Johann Franz (b. Hamburg, Germany, 23 September 1791; d. Spandau [near Berlin], Germany, 28 August 1865) astronomy. The eighth child of a Lutheran preacher, …

Johann Franz Encke was born in 1791 in Hamburg, Germany. In 1811, Encke began his studies of mathematics in Goettingen as a pupil of C.F. Gauss. In May 1816 he moved to Seeberg to …

Johann Franz Encke. 1791-1865. German astronomer known for his mathematical work in astronomy, especially on short periodic comets. Following the discovery of a comet with a very …

Encke next took up the work and tracked the comet until January 12. Combining the observations made between December 22, and January 12, he assigned to the body a parabolic orbit.

Johann Encke was the leading German astronomer of his generation, contributing substantially to celestial mechanics, observation of the Solar System, and the professional development of the …

Johann Encke was the son of a Hamburg pastor. During the Napoleonic Wars he served in the horse artillery, and then went as an assistant at the Seeberg Observatory. In 1825 he became …