Justus Georg Westphal
Justus Georg Westphal (born March 18, 1824 in Kolborn , † November 9, 1859 in Lüneburg ) was a German astronomer and mathematician .
Life
Westphal studied at the University of Göttingen under Carl Friedrich Gauß . Westphal supported work at the observatory at that time, but with the death of Gauß in 1855 he withdrew from astronomy and his successor was Wilhelm Klinkerfues .
Westphal is still known today for the discovery of the periodic comet 20D / Westphal , which he saw for the first time on July 24, 1852.
literature
- Siegmund Günther: Westphal, Justus Georg . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 42, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1897, pp. 203 f.
- DK Yeomans : The intermediate comets and nongravitational effects. In: Astronomical Journal. Volume 91, April 1986, pp. 971-973, bibcode : 1986AJ ..... 91..971Y
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Johann Christian Poggendorff : Biographical-literary concise dictionary for the history of the exact sciences. 1863, p. 82
- ↑ Westphal must not be confused with Johann Heinrich Westphal (1794–1831). In the NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) there also seems to be confusion with a third Westphal, namely Alfred Friedrich Julius Westphal ( Dr. A. Westphal ), a geophysicist (born August 1, 1850; † 1924), who first met in 1881 published. Justus Georg Westphal is mentioned only a few times in the ADS between 1853 and 1859.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Westphal, Justus Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German astronomer and mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1824 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kolborn near Lüchow |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 9, 1859 |
| Place of death | Luneburg |