Astro*Dictionary by Michael Erlewine
1 article for "Argelander, Friedrich"
Argelander, Friedrich Wilhelm August [Astro*Index](ahr'guh-lahn-der)
(1799-1875) German astronomer. Born in Memel, East Prussia; died in Bonn, Rhenish Prussia.
He published, from 1859 to 1862, the Bonner Durchmusterung (Bonn Survey) in four volumes, giving the position of 457,848 stars.
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