Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel: References & Edit History
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Additional biographical information may be found in the Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography, vol. 2 (2008), pp. 97–102; and in John North, The Norton History of Astronomy and Cosmology (1994).
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| Anniversary information added. | Mar 13, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 18, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 17, 2024 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | May 09, 2018 | ||
| Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." | Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| Modified title of Web site: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive - Biography of Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel. | Jan 30, 2017 | ||
| Added information about Bessel's use of heliometer designed by Joseph von Fraunhofer. | Jul 14, 2010 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Feb 26, 2009 | ||
| Bibliography updated. | Feb 26, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive - Biography of Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel. |
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Nov 21, 2006 | |
| Article revised. | Feb 23, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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