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'''Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel''' (December 4, 1821 – March 16, 1889), normally known as '''Wilhelm Tempel''', was a German [[astronomer]] who worked in [[Marseille]] until the outbreak of the [[Franco-Prussian War]] in 1870, then later moved to Italy.<ref>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14479d.htm Wilhelm Tempel] - [[Catholic Encyclopedia]] article</ref>
'''Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel''' (4 December 1821 – 16 March 1889), normally known as '''Wilhelm Tempel''', was a German [[astronomer]] who worked in [[Marseille]] until the outbreak of the [[Franco-Prussian War]] in 1870, then later moved to Italy.<ref>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14479d.htm Wilhelm Tempel] - [[Catholic Encyclopedia]] article</ref>


Tempel was born at [[Niedercunnersdorf]], [[Saxony]]. He was a prolific discoverer of [[comet]]s, discovering or co-discovering 21 in all, including Comet [[55P/Tempel-Tuttle]], now known to be the parent body of the [[Leonids|Leonid]] meteor shower, and [[9P/Tempel]], the target of the [[NASA]] probe ''[[Deep Impact (spacecraft)|Deep Impact]]'' in 2005. Other periodic comets that bear his name include [[10P/Tempel]] and [[11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR]].
Tempel was born at [[Niedercunnersdorf]], [[Saxony]]. He was a prolific discoverer of [[comet]]s, discovering or co-discovering 21 in all, including Comet [[55P/Tempel-Tuttle]], now known to be the parent body of the [[Leonids|Leonid]] meteor shower, and [[9P/Tempel]], the target of the [[NASA]] probe ''[[Deep Impact (spacecraft)|Deep Impact]]'' in 2005. Other periodic comets that bear his name include [[10P/Tempel]] and [[11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR]].


He won the [[Valz Prize | Prix Valz]] for the year 1880.<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Prix Valz|title=Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences|year=1900|page=1574|location=Paris|publisher=Gauthier-Villars|volume=Tomes XCII à CXXI, 3 Janvier 1881 à 30 Décembre 1895|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Y94PAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1574}}</ref> The [[asteroid]] [[3808 Tempel]] is named in his honour. The crater [[Tempel (crater)|Tempel]] on the Moon is also named after him.
In 1861, he was awarded the [[Lalande Prize]]. He won the [[Valz Prize|Prix Valz]] for the year 1880.<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Prix Valz|title=Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences|year=1900|page=1574|location=Paris|publisher=Gauthier-Villars|volume=Tomes XCII à CXXI, 3 Janvier 1881 à 30 Décembre 1895|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y94PAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1574}}</ref> The [[main-belt]] asteroid [[3808 Tempel]] and the lunar crater ''[[Tempel (crater)|Tempel]]'' are named after him.<ref name="springer" />


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|title = Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)
|work = Minor Planet Center
|url = http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html
|date = 22 June 2016
|access-date = 5 July 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="springer">{{cite book
|title = Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3808) Tempel
|last = Schmadel | first = Lutz D.
|publisher = Springer Berlin Heidelberg
|page = 322
|date = 2007
|isbn = 978-3-540-00238-3
|doi = 10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_3801 |chapter = (3808) Tempel }}</ref>

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* {{cite journal |journal=Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage |last1=Bianchi |first1=S. |last2=Gasperini |first2=A. |last3=Galli |first3=D. |last4=Palla |first4=F. |last5=Brenni |first5=P. |last6=Giatti |first6=A. |title=Wilhelm Tempel and his 10.8-cm Steinheil Telescope |pages=43–58 |year=2010 |volume=13 |issue=1 |issn=1440-2807 <!-- |url=http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/2010JAHH...13...43B --> |url=http://www.narit.or.th/en/files/2010JAHHvol13/2010JAHH...13...43B.pdf |access-date=2015-08-10 |bibcode=2010JAHH...13...43B |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040939/http://www.narit.or.th/en/files/2010JAHHvol13/2010JAHH...13...43B.pdf |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite journal |journal=Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |volume=50 |issue=4 |pages=179–182 |year=1890 |title=Obituary |url=http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-journal_query?volume=50&plate_select=NO&page=179&plate=&cover=&journal=MNRAS |author=John Dreyer|doi=10.1093/mnras/50.4.179|bibcode = 1890MNRAS..50..179. |author-link=John Louis Emil Dreyer |doi-access=free }}
* [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-abs_connect?db_key=AST&author=tempel,%20w.&aut_syn=NO W. Tempel] @ [[Astrophysics Data System]]
* [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-abs_connect?db_key=AST&author=tempel,%20w.&aut_syn=NO W. Tempel] @ [[Astrophysics Data System]]


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Latest revision as of 06:14, 27 December 2024

Wilhelm Tempel
Asteroids discovered: 5 [1]
64 Angelina 4 March 1861
65 Cybele 8 March 1861
74 Galatea 29 August 1862
81 Terpsichore 30 September 1864
97 Klotho 17 February 1868

Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel (4 December 1821 – 16 March 1889), normally known as Wilhelm Tempel, was a German astronomer who worked in Marseille until the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, then later moved to Italy.[2]

Tempel was born at Niedercunnersdorf, Saxony. He was a prolific discoverer of comets, discovering or co-discovering 21 in all, including Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle, now known to be the parent body of the Leonid meteor shower, and 9P/Tempel, the target of the NASA probe Deep Impact in 2005. Other periodic comets that bear his name include 10P/Tempel and 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR.

In 1861, he was awarded the Lalande Prize. He won the Prix Valz for the year 1880.[3] The main-belt asteroid 3808 Tempel and the lunar crater Tempel are named after him.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. ^ Wilhelm Tempel - Catholic Encyclopedia article
  3. ^ "Prix Valz". Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences. Vol. Tomes XCII à CXXI, 3 Janvier 1881 à 30 Décembre 1895. Paris: Gauthier-Villars. 1900. p. 1574.
  4. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(3808) Tempel". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3808) Tempel. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 322. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_3801. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
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