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Bessel

American

[bes-uhl] / ˈbɛs əl /

noun

Friedrich Wilhelm 1784–1846, German astronomer.

Bessel British

/ ˈbɛsəl /

noun

Friedrich Wilhelm (ˈfriːdrɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm). 1784–1846, German astronomer and mathematician. He made the first authenticated measurement of a star's distance (1841) and systematized a series of mathematical functions used in physics

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“Keeping Score” is inspired by Bessel van der Kolk’s book, “The Body Keeps the Score,” which details how trauma manifests in the body through illness.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

"The Body Keeps Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma" by Bessel van der Kolk helped him understand and cope with trauma.

From Salon • May 21, 2023

Quoting the neuropsychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk, she notes: “The body keeps score.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2023

Weston recommended “The Body Keeps The Score” by Bessel van der Kolk, for an analysis of how trauma impacts the body and the brain.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2021

Similarly, Wilhelm Friedrich Bessel predicted the existence of Neptune on the basis of anomalies in the orbit of Uranus.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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