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Johann Franz Encke (Hamburgo, 23 de setembro de 1791 — Spandau, 26 de agosto de 1865) foi um astrônomo alemão, cujo nome é associado ao 2P/Cometa Encke, o cometa com período mais curto que se conhece. Nasceu em 1791, estudou matemática e astronomia em Göttingen tendo como professor Carl Friedrich Gauss.
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.
Quick Info. Born. 23 September 1791. Hamburg, Germany. Died. 26 August 1865. Spandau, Germany. Summary. 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 observations of the planet Saturn. View four larger pictures. Biography.
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 ( see Encke’s Comet ). Encke was educated at Hamburg and the University of Göttingen, where he worked under the direction of Carl Friedrich Gauss.
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18 de mai. de 2018 · 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, J. Michael Encke, and his wife, M. Elisabeth Misler, Encke displayed an early interest in mathematics but did not enter the University of Göttingen until the autumn of 1811.
Johann Franz Encke, (born Sept. 23, 1791, Hamburg—died Aug. 26, 1865, Spandau, Ger.), German astronomer who in 1819 established the period of the comet now known by his name - Encke’s Comet.
Encke, Johann Franz. Born Hamburg, (Germany), 23 September 1791. Died Spandau, (Berlin, Germany), 26 August 1865. 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 German‐speaking astronomical community.
