Joseph François Bossert (30 November 1851 – 21 June 1906) was a French
astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses their studies on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth. They observe astronomical objects such as stars, planets, natural satellite, moons, comets and galaxy, g ...
.
Bossert began study at age fifteen at the
Paris Observatory
The Paris Observatory (french: Observatoire de Paris ), a research institution of the Paris Sciences et Lettres University, is the foremost astronomical observatory of France, and one of the largest astronomical centers in the world. Its histor ...
. He calculated the orbits of asteroids and comets. He was the main author of three star catalogues:
''Catalogue de 3950 étoiles dont les coordononnés moyennes sont ramenées à l'équinoxe de 1800,0''(1892)
* ''Catalogue des movements propres de 2641 étoiles'' (1895)
''Catalogue des étoiles brillantes destiné aux astronomes, voyaguers, ingénieurs et marins''(1906)
He was also one of the main contributors to the
Astrographic Catalogue
The Carte du Ciel (literally, 'Map of the Sky') and the Astrographic Catalogue (or Astrographic Chart) were two distinct but connected components of a massive international astronomical project, initiated in the late 19th century, to catalogue an ...
project initiated by
Mouchez in 1887.
Bossert won the
Lalande Prize
The Lalande Prize (French: ''Prix Lalande'' also known as Lalande Medal) was an award for scientific advances in astronomy, given from 1802 until 1970 by the French Academy of Sciences.
The prize was endowed by astronomer Jérôme Lalande in 1801 ...
of the
French Academy of Sciences
The French Academy of Sciences (French: ''Académie des sciences'') is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV of France, Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French Scientific me ...
in 1888 and the
Valz Prize
The Valz Prize ''(Prix Valz)'' was awarded by the French Academy of Sciences, from 1877 through 1970, to honor advances in astronomy.
History
The Valz Prize was established in June 1874 when the widow of astronomer Benjamin Valz, Marie Madeleine J ...
in 1896.
References
External links
*
J. Bossert@
Astrophysics Data System
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1851 births
1906 deaths
19th-century French astronomers
20th-century French astronomers
People from Seine-et-Marne
Recipients of the Lalande Prize
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