Oppolzer, E. (English spelling) OppolzerE

Japanese: Oppolzer,E.(英語表記)OppolzerE
Oppolzer, E. (English spelling) OppolzerE

…Austrian astronomer. Born in Prague, he studied astronomy and medicine in Vienna, earning his medical degree in 1865, after which he devoted himself to astronomy research. He began teaching astronomy at the University of Vienna in 1866, and became a professor in 1875. He wrote numerous papers on the determination and improvement of the orbits of comets and asteroids, and his book, Method of Determining the Orbits of Comets and Planets (1882, revised and expanded edition), compiled the knowledge of the time in this field. However, it was his work, The Book of Food (1887), that made Oppolzer's name the most famous. …

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Japanese:

…オーストリアの天文学者。プラハに生まれ,ウィーンで天文学と医学を学び,1865年に医学で学位を取得,のち天文学の研究に専心した。66年からウィーン大学で天文学を講じ,75年に教授となった。すい星,小惑星の軌道決定や軌道改良などの多数の論文があり,その著《すい星と惑星の軌道決定法》全2巻(1882。改訂増補版)はこの方面の当時の知識を集大成したものである。しかし,オッポルツァーの名をもっとも著名にしたのは《食宝典》(1887)である。…

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