Fundamenta Astronomiae

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Fundamenta Astronomiae is a foundational 19th-century astronomical catalog by Friedrich Bessel that provided highly accurate star positions and proper motions, significantly advancing astrometry.

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instanceOf astronomical star catalogue ⓘ
scientific work ⓘ
associatedWith Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel ⓘ
linked to: Friedrich Bessel
author Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel ⓘ
linked to: Friedrich Bessel
catalogType fundamental star catalogue ⓘ
contributedTo improvement of stellar position catalogs ⓘ
refinement of star proper motion measurements ⓘ
coordinateSystem equatorial coordinate system ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
dataType derived proper motions ⓘ
observational data ⓘ
reduced star positions ⓘ
epoch 19th-century equinox ⓘ
field astrometry ⓘ
astronomy ⓘ
genre reference work ⓘ
scientific catalogue ⓘ
hasAuthorNationality German ⓘ
hasAuthorOccupation astronomer ⓘ
historicalSignificance milestone in quantitative positional astronomy ⓘ
impactOn accuracy of star catalogues ⓘ
determination of stellar proper motions ⓘ
development of modern astrometry ⓘ
influenced later fundamental star catalogues ⓘ
influencedBy earlier positional astronomy observations ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
mainSubject star positions ⓘ
stellar proper motions ⓘ
measurementType declination ⓘ
proper motion in declination ⓘ
proper motion in right ascension ⓘ
right ascension ⓘ
notableFor accurate proper motions ⓘ
advancing precision astrometry ⓘ
high-precision star positions ⓘ
precision high for its time ⓘ
publicationCentury 19th century ⓘ
relatedWorkAuthor Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel’s parallax measurements ⓘ
timePeriod early 19th century ⓘ
usedFor celestial mechanics studies ⓘ
reference for later star catalogues ⓘ
refining stellar coordinate systems ⓘ
usedObservationSite Königsberg Observatory ⓘ

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Friedrich Bessel → notableWork → Fundamenta Astronomiae ⓘ
Nicolas de Lacaille → notableWork → Astronomiae Fundamenta ⓘ
linked to: Fundamenta Astronomiae