Bessel

American  

[bes-uhl] / ˈbɛs əl /

noun

1. Friedrich Wilhelm 1784–1846, German astronomer.

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Bessel British  

/ ˈbɛsəl /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

“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

The author, psychiatrist and trauma researcher Bessel van der Kolk, said he is heartened by the “quite important and quite revolutionary” growing awareness of trauma and its effects.

From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2022

“The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel van der Kolk gives insights into how trauma impacts the physical self.

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