Arthur Auwers

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Arthur Auwers was a 19th-century German astronomer renowned for his precise star catalogues and work on stellar positions and motions.

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instanceOf German astronomer
astronomer
human
awardReceived Bruce Medal
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Lalande Prize
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
dateOfBirth 1838-09-12
dateOfDeath 1915-01-24
educatedAt University of Göttingen
employer Berlin Observatory
German Commission for the Transit of Venus
era 19th century
early 20th century
familyName Auwers
fieldOfWork astrometry
astronomy
givenName Arthur
hasAsteroidNamedAfter (1045) Michela (via his work’s influence on minor planet naming)?
hasLunarCraterNamedAfter Auwers (lunar crater)
hasMartianCraterNamedAfter Auwers (Martian crater)
influenced development of precise stellar astrometry
knownFor Auwers star catalogues
precise star catalogues
reduction of Bradley’s observations
reduction of stellar observations
work on stellar positions
work on stellar proper motions
languageOfWorkOrName German
memberOf Prussian Academy of Sciences
Royal Astronomical Society
Royal Society
name Arthur Auwers self-link
nativeLanguage German
notableWork Fundamental catalogue of stars
reduction of historical meridian circle observations
studies of Procyon’s companion
studies of Sirius’s companion
occupation astronomer
placeOfBirth Göttingen
placeOfBurial Bornstedt Cemetery
placeOfDeath Potsdam
positionHeld secretary of the Prussian Academy of Sciences
sexOrGender male
workLocation Berlin
Potsdam

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