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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''' (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>


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=https://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.
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=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" />


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist
|refs=

<ref name="MPC-Discoverers">{{cite web
|title = Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)
|work = Minor Planet Center
|url = http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html
|date = 23 May 2016
|accessdate = June 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
|url = http://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_3801
|isbn = 978-3-540-00238-3
|accessdate = July 2016}}</ref>

}} <!-- end of reflist -->


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 15:42, 5 July 2016

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

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.[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.

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

  1. ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 23 May 2016. Retrieved June 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  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). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3808) Tempel. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 322. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved July 2016. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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