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Friedrich Bernhard Gottfried Nicolai

1793 – 1846

German astronomer

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About Friedrich Bernhard Gottfried Nicolai

Lived 1793 – 1846 (aged 52). Friedrich Bernhard Gottfried Nicolai was a German astronomer.

Friedrich Bernhard Gottfried Nicolai (25 October 1793 – 4 July 1846) was a German astronomer.

Born in Braunschweig, Nicolai was educated at Göttingen. In 1812, he calculated the Euler–Mascheroni constant to 40 decimal places. In 1816, he joined the Mannheim observatory where he became the director.

The crater Nicolai on the Moon is named after him.

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Important facts

Born

25 October 1793, Brunswick

Birth century

18th century

Died

4 June 1846, Mannheim

Occupation

Astronomer

Nationality

Germany

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Friedrich Bernhard Gottfried Nicolai's

Gaspard de Prony

1755 – 1839

Mathematician

Louis Nicolas Vauquelin

1763 – 1829

Chemist

William Hyde Wollaston

Alexander von Humboldt

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Who was Friedrich Bernhard Gottfried Nicolai?

German astronomer (1793-1846)

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Friedrich Bernhard Gottfried Nicolai was born on 25 October 1793 in Brunswick.

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Friedrich Bernhard Gottfried Nicolai died on 4 June 1846 in Mannheim.

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Friedrich Bernhard Gottfried Nicolai was an astronomer.

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Friedrich Bernhard Gottfried Nicolai was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Friedrich Bernhard Gottfried Nicolai

· Wikidata: Q101402

· DBpedia: Friedrich Bernhard Gottfried Nicolai

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