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Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander

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German astronomer (1799-1875)

ScientistsLived 1799 to 1875 · aged 75
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Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander was a German astronomer. He is known for his determinations of stellar brightnesses, positions, and distances.

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Portrait by Carl Peter Mazer (1837)Portrait by Carl Peter Mazer (1837)

Awards 7

1863Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Demidov Prize
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Foreign Member of the Royal Society
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class
Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class

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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1799 to 1875 · aged 75
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