Berlin Observatory

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astronomer astronomical observatory research institution

The Berlin Observatory is a historic German astronomical institution renowned for significant 19th-century discoveries, including the first observational confirmation of the planet Neptune.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Johann Gottfried Galle	0
Berlin Public Observatory	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomer ⓘ astronomical observatory ⓘ research institution ⓘ
19thCenturyRole	major European center of astronomy ⓘ
associatedWith	Johann Gottfried Galle NERFINISHED ⓘ Urbain Le Verrier NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ
discoveredBy	Johann Gottfried Galle NERFINISHED ⓘ
discoveryYear	1846 ⓘ
employer	Berlin Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ
eraOfGreatestInfluence	19th century ⓘ
fieldOfWork	astrometry ⓘ astronomy ⓘ celestial mechanics ⓘ
foundedBy	Gottfried Kirch NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAcademicAffiliation	Humboldt University of Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCoordinateSystemRole	reference for Berlin local time ⓘ
hasDiscipline	celestial navigation support ⓘ observational astronomy ⓘ theoretical astronomy ⓘ
hasNotableInstrument	meridian circle ⓘ refracting telescopes ⓘ
hasResearchOutput	astronomical catalogues ⓘ ephemerides ⓘ observational data on comets ⓘ observational data on minor planets ⓘ observational data on planets ⓘ
heritageStatus	historic observatory ⓘ
inception	1700 ⓘ
languageOfWork	German ⓘ
locatedIn	Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Time ⓘ
notableFor	confirmation of theoretical prediction of Neptune ⓘ
notableWork	Berliner Astronomisches Jahrbuch NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedBy	Humboldt University of Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussian Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	history of German astronomy ⓘ
significantDiscovery	planet Neptune observational confirmation ⓘ
significantEvent	first observational confirmation of Neptune ⓘ
status	historic ⓘ
usedFor	comet observations ⓘ planetary observations ⓘ star catalogues ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ

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Arthur Auwers → employer → Berlin Observatory ⓘ

Johann Elert Bode → employer → Berlin Observatory ⓘ

Johann Franz Encke → employer → Berlin Observatory ⓘ

Johann Galle → employer → Berlin Observatory ⓘ

subject surface form: Johann Gottfried Galle

Insulaner hill → hasTop → Berlin Observatory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Berlin Public Observatory