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==Biography== |
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Bode was born in [[Hamburg]]. As a youth, he suffered from eye problems; he continued to have trouble with his eyes throughout his life. |
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Bode was the director of the [[Berlin]] Observatory, where he |
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published the ''Uranographia'' in 1801, a celestial atlas that aimed both at scientific accuracy in showing the positions of [[star]]s and other [[astronomical object]]s, as well as the artistic interpretation of the stellar [[constellation]] figures. The ''Uranographia'' marks the climax of an epoch of artistic representation of the constellations. Later atlases showed fewer and fewer elaborated figures until they were no longer printed on such tables. |
Bode was the director of the [[Berlin]] Observatory, where he published the ''Uranographia'' in 1801, a celestial atlas that aimed both at scientific accuracy in showing the positions of [[star]]s and other [[astronomical object]]s, as well as the artistic interpretation of the stellar [[constellation]] figures. The ''Uranographia'' marks the climax of an epoch of artistic representation of the constellations. Later atlases showed fewer and fewer elaborated figures until they were no longer printed on such tables. |
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He also published an astronomical yearbook, another, small [[star atlas]], intended for astronomical amateurs (''Vorstellung der Gestirne''), and an introductory book to the constellations and their tales, which had more than ten reprints. |
He also published an astronomical yearbook, another, small [[star atlas]], intended for astronomical amateurs (''Vorstellung der Gestirne''), and an introductory book to the constellations and their tales, which had more than ten reprints. |
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Bode died in Berlin on November 23, 1826, aged 79. |
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==Works== |
==Works== |
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Revision as of 02:56, 4 September 2007
Johann Elert Bode (January 19, 1747 – November 23, 1826) was a German astronomer known for his reformulation and popularization of the Titius-Bode law as well as his works to determine the orbit of Uranus, for which he also suggested the name. He is also credited with the discovery of Bode's Galaxy (M81).
Biography
Bode was born in Hamburg. As a youth, he suffered from eye problems; he continued to have trouble with his eyes throughout his life.
Bode was the director of the Berlin Observatory, where he published the Uranographia in 1801, a celestial atlas that aimed both at scientific accuracy in showing the positions of stars and other astronomical objects, as well as the artistic interpretation of the stellar constellation figures. The Uranographia marks the climax of an epoch of artistic representation of the constellations. Later atlases showed fewer and fewer elaborated figures until they were no longer printed on such tables.
He also published an astronomical yearbook, another, small star atlas, intended for astronomical amateurs (Vorstellung der Gestirne), and an introductory book to the constellations and their tales, which had more than ten reprints.
Bode died in Berlin on November 23, 1826, aged 79.
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References and further reading
- Scans of the plates of Vorstellung der Gestirne by J.E. Bode, 1782
- Johann Elert Bode Biography (SEDS)
- Bode's 'Complete Catalog of hitherto observed Nebulous Stars and Star Clusters,' 1779, with links to his deepsky observations and discoveries (SEDS)