Johann Heinrich Westphal
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Johann Heinrich Westphal (January 31, 1794 – 1831) was a German astronomer
. Not to be confused with J. G. Westphal
, who discovered the lost periodic comet 20D/Westphal
in 1852.
He was born in Schwerin
. His professional career was spent mostly in Italy
. He translated Giuseppe Piazzi
's Lezioni elementari di astronomia ad use del real osservatorio di Palermo into German. He died in Sicily
.
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
. Not to be confused with J. G. Westphal
J. G. Westphal
Justus Georg Westphal was a German astronomer and mathematician.Westphal is not to be confused with Johann Heinrich Westphal . Within the NASA Astrophysics Data System he also appears to be confused with a third Westphal, "Alfred Friedrich Julius Westphal" Justus Georg Westphal (1824-1859) was a...
, who discovered the lost periodic comet 20D/Westphal
20D/Westphal
20D/Westphal is a periodic comet in our solar system, originally discovered by the German astronomer J. G. Westphal on July 24, 1852....
in 1852.
He was born in Schwerin
Schwerin
Schwerin is the capital and second-largest city of the northern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The population, as of end of 2009, was 95,041.-History:...
. His professional career was spent mostly in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. He translated Giuseppe Piazzi
Giuseppe Piazzi
Giuseppe Piazzi was an Italian Catholic priest of the Theatine order, mathematician, and astronomer. He was born in Ponte in Valtellina, and died in Naples. He established an observatory at Palermo, now the Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo – Giuseppe S...
's Lezioni elementari di astronomia ad use del real osservatorio di Palermo into German. He died in Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
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