Chapter ID: CBB000930923

Genaue Beobachtungen, exakte Bahnbestimmungen: Gauß` Beiträge zur Kometenforschung (2007)

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Gauss was primarily interested in comets because of the determination of their orbits. In his correspondence with Olbers, he also discussed the possible existence of repulsive forces, the nature of the cometary light, and the identity of comets during different appearances, the latter topic primarily on the basis of own observations. Gauss' publications dealt with the determination of cometary orbits, in which he especially pointed out Olbers' method. Gauss planned to publish his year-long studies in this field in a supplementary volume of the Theoria Motus, but the project did not materialize any more.

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Authors & Contributors
Schrimpf, Andreas
Reich, Karin
Cunningham, Clifford J.
Figueiredo, Fernando B.
Wittmann, Axel D.
Schroeder, Manfred R.
Concepts
Astronomy
Comets; meteors; meteorites
Astronomical observatories
Asteroids
Mathematics
Geomagnetism
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
20th century
17th century
Places
Germany
Portugal
India
Bavaria (Germany)
Institutions
Göttingen. Universität
Royal Society of London
Madras Observatory
International Astronomical Union (IAU)
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