Benjamin Gould
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Benjamin Gould was a 19th-century American astronomer known for his pioneering work in stellar cataloging and mapping the southern sky.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Benjamin Gould canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American astronomer
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astronomer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
star catalogs
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stellar astronomy ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Gould NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrometry
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astronomy ⓘ celestial cartography ⓘ stellar cataloging ⓘ |
| givenName | Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableAchievement |
advanced systematic mapping of the southern sky
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contributed to standardizing stellar positions ⓘ produced one of the first comprehensive catalogs of southern stars ⓘ |
| hasProfession | astronomer ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cataloging southern hemisphere stars
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mapping the southern sky ⓘ pioneering work in stellar cataloging ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | precision in stellar position measurements ⓘ |
| notableWork | Uranometria Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Southern Hemisphere
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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