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Heinrich Louis d'Arrest (13 August 1822 – 14 June 1875; German pronunciation: ) was a German astronomer, born in Berlin. His name is sometimes given as Heinrich Ludwig d'Arrest . Biography [ edit ]
- 13 August 1822, Berlin
- Neptune
- 14 June 1875 (aged 52), Copenhagen
- German
Heinrich Louis d’Arrest (born July 13, 1822, Berlin, Prussia [Germany]—died June 14, 1875, Copenhagen, Den.) was a German astronomer who, while a student at the Berlin Observatory, hastened the discovery of Neptune by suggesting comparison of the sky, in the region indicated by Urbain Le Verrier’s calculations, with a recently prepared ...
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May 22, 2021 · Their conversation was overheard by a third person, Heinrich Louis d’Arrest, who was a student of Encke and a volunteer at the observatory, living in “a room under the roof” of a nearby building. D’Arrest was native of Berlin, born in 1822, a descendant of a family of French Huguenot refugees (Dreyer 1876). He attended a local school ...
- Davor Krajnović
- dkrajnovic@aip.de
- 2021
Dec 24, 2016 · Alternate Name. d'Arrest, Heinrich Ludwig. Born Berlin, (Germany), 13 August 1822. Died Copenhagen, Denmark, 14 June 1875. In addition to discovering three comets and 342 NGC objects, Heinrich d’Arrest assisted Johann Galle in discovering Neptune on 23 September 1846. D’Arrest studied mathematics and astronomy from 1839 at Berlin University.
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Dec 1, 2011 · The planet Neptune was discovered in 1846 by German astronomer Johann Galle and his assistant Heinrich Louis d’Arrest. This image was captured by the Voyager 2spacecraft in the summer of 1982. (Courtesy of NASA.)
Discoveries by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest. This is a category for astronomical objects discovered by German astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest . See parent category for proper sortkey usage instructions.
Arrest, Heinrich Louis D’(b. Berlin, Germany, 13 August 1822; d. Copenhagen, Denmark, 14 June 1875)astronomy.A diligent investigator of comets, asteroids, and nebulae, d’Arrest is known today chiefly for his role in the discovery of the planet Neptune, and for the periodic comet that bears his name-this comet, which he discovered in 1851, was last seen in October 1963 and is significant ...
