Argelander
[ ahr-guh-lahn-duhr ]
noun
Frie·drich Wil·helm Au·gust [free-drikh-vil-helm ou-goost], /ˈfri drɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈaʊ gʊst/, 1799–1875, German astronomer.
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Within the area of the Square Argelander counted thirty naked-eye stars.
A Field Book of the Stars | William Tyler OlcottA splendid observatory, long under the charge of Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander, stands on the south side of the road.
This is more than three times the Argelander number to the ninth magnitude.
Made by M. Argelander, late director of the Observatory at Abo.
Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation | Robert ChambersArgelander found its period to be 3065 years, with no greater uncertainty than 43 years.
The Story of the Solar System | George F. Chambers
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