Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt (June 17, 1802 – August 30 or September 10 1866) was a German-French astronomer and painter who spent much of his life...
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writer Hermann Goldschmidt (1802–1866), German–French astronomer who discovered the asteroid Lutetia Hermann Göring, leading member of the NSDAP Hermann Grassmann...
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Heinrich Jacob Goldschmidt (1857–1937), Austrian chemist, father of Victor Moritz Goldschmidt, founder of modern geochemistry Hermann Goldschmidt (1802–1866)...
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moon of Saturn sighted by Hermann Goldschmidt in 1861. It has since been determined that no such moon exists. Hermann Goldschmidt announced the discovery...
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Sun's thin crescent in the seconds surrounding totality. In 1820, Hermann Goldschmidt of Germany noted shadow bands visible just before and after totality...
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45 Eugenia (category Discoveries by Hermann Goldschmidt)
discovered on 27 June 1857 by the Franco-German amateur astronomer Hermann Goldschmidt. His instrument of discovery was a 4-inch aperture telescope located...
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21 Lutetia (category Discoveries by Hermann Goldschmidt)
diameter (120 km along its major axis). It was discovered in 1852 by Hermann Goldschmidt, and is named after Lutetia, the Latin name of Paris. Lutetia has...
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52 Europa (category Discoveries by Hermann Goldschmidt)
approximately 380×330×250 km. It was discovered on 4 February 1858, by Hermann Goldschmidt from his balcony in Paris. It is named after Europa, one of Zeus's...
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36 Atalante (category Discoveries by Hermann Goldschmidt)
main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by the German-French astronomer H. Goldschmidt on October 5, 1855, and named by French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier...
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hypothetical Planet Nine. Chiron, a moon of Saturn supposedly sighted by Hermann Goldschmidt in 1861 but never observed by anyone else. Chrysalis, a hypothetical...
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Goldschmidt is a large lunar impact crater of the variety commonly termed a walled plain. It lies in the northern part of the Moon's near side, and appears...
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the faces of Karl Theodor Robert Luther, John Russell Hind, and Hermann Goldschmidt, the three most successful asteroid-hunters at that time, on a commemorative...
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44 Nysa (category Discoveries by Hermann Goldschmidt)
(though 55 Pandora is only slightly smaller). It was discovered by Hermann Goldschmidt on May 27, 1857, and named after the mythical land of Nysa in Greek...
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54 Alexandra (category Discoveries by Hermann Goldschmidt)
kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by German-French astronomer Hermann Goldschmidt on 10 September 1858, and named after the German explorer Alexander...
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56 Melete (category Discoveries by Hermann Goldschmidt)
orbits the Sun with a period of 4.18 years. Melete was discovered by Hermann Goldschmidt from his balcony in Paris, on September 9, 1857. Its orbit was computed...
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Phoebe's true diameter of roughly 132 miles (213 km). In April 1861, Hermann Goldschmidt had also believed that he had discovered a new satellite of Saturn...
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49 Pales (category Discoveries by Hermann Goldschmidt)
main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by German-French astronomer Hermann Goldschmidt on 19 September 1857 from his balcony in Paris. The asteroid is named...
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between Titan and Hyperion. Chiron which was supposedly sighted by Hermann Goldschmidt in 1861, but never observed by anyone else. Themis was allegedly...
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41 Daphne (category Discoveries by Hermann Goldschmidt)
asteroid displays evidence of aqueous alteration. It was discovered by H. Goldschmidt on May 22, 1856, and named after Daphne, the nymph in Greek mythology...
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70 Panopaea (category Discoveries by Hermann Goldschmidt)
rejected based upon further observation. Panopaea was discovered by Hermann Goldschmidt on 5 May 1861. It was his fourteenth and last asteroid discovery...
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and Hermann Goldschmidt 1855: Jean Chacornac, Robert Luther and Hermann Goldschmidt 1856: Jean Chacornac and Norman Pogson 1857: Hermann Goldschmidt and...
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40 Harmonia (category Discoveries by Hermann Goldschmidt)
main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by German-French astronomer Hermann Goldschmidt on March 31, 1856, and named after Harmonia, the Greek goddess of...
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61 Danaë (category Discoveries by Hermann Goldschmidt)
discovered by French astronomer Hermann Goldschmidt on 9 September 1860, from his balcony in Paris, France. Goldschmidt was ill when asked to name the...
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48 Doris (category Discoveries by Hermann Goldschmidt)
largest main belt asteroids. It was discovered on 19 September 1857 by Hermann Goldschmidt from his balcony in Paris. To find a name for the object, Jacques...
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(United States, 1913–1987) Peter Goldreich (United States, 1939–) Hermann Goldschmidt (Germany, 1802–1866) François Gonnessiat (France, 1856–1934) John...
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discovery of the 100th asteroid shows the profiles of John Russel Hind, Hermann Goldschmidt and Robert Luther. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor...
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32 Pomona (category Discoveries by Hermann Goldschmidt)
in diameter. It was discovered by German-French astronomer Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt on October 26, 1854, and is named after Pōmōna, the Roman...
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Harry Goldschmidt (17 June 1910 in Basel – 19 November 1986) was a Swiss musicologist. Goldschmidt was born in Basel on 17 June 1910, the second child...
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the Eocene Epoch. The asteroid 21 Lutetia, discovered in 1852 by Hermann Goldschmidt, is named after the city. Lutetia is featured in the French comic...
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1859 Richard Christopher Carrington 1860 Peter Andreas Hansen 1861 Hermann Goldschmidt 1862 Warren de la Rue 1863 Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander 1864 No award...
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