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3 unusual facts about Eduard Heis


Epsilon Aurigae

Eventually, from 1842 to 1848, German mathematician Eduard Heis and Prussian astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander began observing it once every few years.

Later observations by Eduard Heis and Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander reinforced Fritsch's initial suspicions and attracted attention to the star.

Sigma Cancri

The above correspondence between Flamsteed and Bayer designations is the modern one, which is based on the Atlas Coelestis Novus published by Eduard Heis in 1872.



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