Johann Gottfried Galle
Johann Gottfried Galle (June 9, 1812 – July 10, 1910) was a German astronomer at the Berlin Observatory who, with help from Urbain Le Verrier, sighted Neptune on September 23, 1846.
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June 9 - 1812 - July 10 - 1910 - Astronomer - Berlin Observatory - Urbain Le Verrier - Neptune - September 23 - 1846
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He had started to work as an assistant to Johann Franz Encke in 1835 immediately following the completion of the Berlin observatory.
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Johann Franz Encke - 1835
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in 1851 he moved to Breslau (now Wroc?aw) to become professor of astronomy and the director of the local observatory.
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Throughout his career he studied comets, and in 1894 (with the help of his son Andreas Galle) he published a list with 414 comets. He himself had previously discovered three comets in the short span from December 2,1839 to March 6,1840.
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Comet - 1894 - Andreas Galle - December 2 - 1839 - March 6 - 1840
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Craters on the Moon and Mars, and a ring of Neptune, were named in his honor.
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Crater - Moon - Mars - Ring - Neptune
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