Person
Johann Georg Palitzsch
German astronomer (1723-1788)
Overview
Johann Georg Palitzsch – 21 February 1788 in Prohlis) was a German astronomer who became famous for recovering Comet 1P/Halley on Christmas Day, 1758. The periodic nature of this comet had been deduced by its namesake Edmond Halley in 1705, but Halley had died before seeing if his prediction would come true.
Key facts
- astronomer
- Electorate of Saxony
- June 11, 1723
- February 21, 1788, February 22, 1788
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