Birthdate: July 22, 1784
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Minden, Germany
Died: March 17, 1846
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel was a renowned German astronomer, mathematician, physicist, and geodesist who made significant contributions to astronomy. He accurately calculated the distance from the sun to another star using the parallax method, a groundbreaking achievement. Bessel’s mathematical legacy includes major advancements in Bessel functions, which were named in his honor and further developed by him, establishing him as a pioneering figure in the scientific world.
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