Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers
1758 – 1840 · aged 82
German physician and astronomer (1758-1840)
- Born
- 11 Oct 1758 · Arbergen
- Died
- 2 Mar 1840 · Bremen
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- 11 Oct 1758BornBorn in Arbergen
- 1803AwardLalande Prize
- 1804AwardFellow of the Royal Society
- 2 Mar 1840DiedDied in Bremen
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- c. 1760 – 1840Industrial Revolution
- 1765 – 1783American Revolution
- 1789 – 1799French Revolution
- 1812 – 1815War of 1812
- 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna
Biography
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers (German: [ˈɔlbɐs]; 11 October 1758 – 2 March 1840) 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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