Argelander

American  

[ahr-guh-lahn-duhr] / ˌɑr gəˈlɑn dər /

noun

1. Friedrich Wilhelm August 1799–1875, German astronomer.

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Example Sentences

“We have this enormous field of view,” said Reiko Nakajima, an astronomer at the Argelander Institute for Astronomy at the University of Bonn in Germany, at the recent press conference.

From Scientific American • Nov. 8, 2023

Then Piazzi, Lalande, Groombridge, and Bessel were followed by Argelander with his 324,000 stars, Rumker’s Paramatta catalogue of the southern hemisphere, and the frequent catalogues of national observatories.

From History of Astronomy by Forbes, George

As Hansen was Germany's greatest master in mathematical astronomy, so was the venerable Argelander in the observational side of the science.

From The Reminiscences of an Astronomer by Newcomb, Simon

Argelander, Prof., master of observational astronomy, 318, 319.

From The Reminiscences of an Astronomer by Newcomb, Simon

It far surpasses the work of Ptolemy, which had been without a rival for eight centuries previously, and it has only been equalled in modern times by the surveys of Argelander, Gould, Heis, and Houzeau.

From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard