Human Accomplishment: Heinrich Schwabe

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a German astronomer remembered for his work on sunspots

Born

25 October 1789 Dessau

Died

11 April 1875 (aged 85)

Nationality

German

Known for

sunspots

Fields

astronomy

Awards

Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1857)

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Germany

era

1800+