Johann Franz Encke (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.
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23 September 1791 Hamburg
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Died |
26 August 1865 (aged 73) Spandau (now part of Berlin), Province of Brandenburg
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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