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Bessel, Friedrich Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia)Bessel, Friedrich Wilhelm frēdˈrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm bĕsˈəl [key], 1784–1846, German astronomer and mathematician. He became (1810) director of the new observatory at Königsberg and professor of a...Bond, William Cranch
(Encyclopedia)Bond, William Cranch, 1789–1859, American astronomer, b. Portland, Maine. He early aided his father in the trades of silversmith and clockmaker in Boston. He soon became an expert in the making of c...Infrared Astronomical Satellite
(Encyclopedia)Infrared Astronomical Satellite: see infrared astronomy. ...Infrared Space Observatory
(Encyclopedia)Infrared Space Observatory: see infrared astronomy. ...International Ultraviolet Explorer
(Encyclopedia)International Ultraviolet Explorer: see ultraviolet astronomy. ...Kuiper Airborne Observatory
(Encyclopedia)Kuiper Airborne Observatory: see infrared astronomy. ...Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer
(Encyclopedia)Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer: see ultraviolet astronomy. ...Cosmic Background Explorer
(Encyclopedia)Cosmic Background Explorer: see infrared astronomy. ...Gamma-Ray Observatory
(Encyclopedia)Gamma-Ray Observatory: see gamma-ray astronomy. ...United States Naval Observatory
(Encyclopedia)United States Naval Observatory, a federal astronomical observatory, located in Washington, D. C. It evolved from the Navy's oldest scientific institution, the Depot of Charts and Instruments, founded...Browse by Subject
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