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Johann Elert Bode

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Also known as J. E. Bode

Prusian astronomer (1747–1826)

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Johann Elert Bode was a German astronomer and university teacher who held citizenship in the Kingdom of Prussia. Born in Hamburg on January 19, 1747, he died in Berlin in 1826. His doctoral advisor was Johann Georg Büsch, and he supervised doctoral students including Johann Friedrich Pfaff and Johann Georg von Soldner.

Bode was a member of several scientific institutions, including the Royal Society, the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences. He received the award of Fellow of the Royal Society. His written works include *Anleitung zur allgemeinen kenntniss der erdkugel*, *Erlauterung der Sternkunde und der dazu gehörigen Wiessenschaften*, and *Friedrichs Sternendenkmal*.

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Born
1747
Died
1826
Works
28

Top works

  • Allegemeine Untersuchungen und Bemerkungen über die Lage und Austheilung aller bisher bekannten Planeten- und Kometenbahnen
  • Anleitung zur allgemeinen kenntniss der erdkugel
  • Erlauterung der Sternkunde und der dazu gehörigen Wiessenschaften ...
  • Der Briefwechsel zwischen Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel und Johann Elert Bode
  • Vseobshchīi︠a︡ razmyshlenīi︠a︡ o stroenīi mīra, vzi︠a︡tyi︠a︡ iz Rukovodstva G. Bode k poznanīi︠u︡ Zvi︠e︡zdnago Neba

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Born
19 January 1747, Hamburg , Holy Roman Empire
Died
23 November 1826 (1826-11-23) (aged 79), Berlin, Province of Brandenburg , Kingdom of Prussia
Known for
Titius–Bode law
Fields
Astronomy
Doctoral advisor
Johann Georg Büsch
Doctoral students
Johann Pfaff

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human
Family name
Bode
Gender
male
Place of birth
Hamburg
Place of death
Berlin
Languages spoken
German
Doctoral advisor
Johann Georg Büsch
Doctoral student
Johann Georg von Soldner
Field of work
astronomy
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Johann Elert Bode.jpg
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Johann Elert Bode
date of birth
1747-01-19
date of death
1826-12-23
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Encyclopedic overview

Johann Elert Bode ( German: [ˈboːdə]; 19 January 1747 – 23 November 1826) was a German astronomer known for his reformulation and popularisation of the Titius–Bode law. Bode determined the orbit of Uranus and suggested the planet's name.

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