Human Accomplishment: Johann Daniel Titius

a German astronomer and a professor at Wittenberg.

Born

Johann Daniel Tietz 2 January 1729 Konitz (Chojnice), Royal Prussia, Crown of Poland

Died

16 December 1796 (aged 67) Wittenberg, Electorate of Saxony

Nationality

German

Known for

Titius–Bode law

Fields

Astronomy, physics, biology

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Germany

era

1600-1800

Johann Daniel Titius