Historedia
Person

Johann Elert Bode

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1801

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Johann Elert Bode, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Giuseppe Piazzi discovers Ceres, the first asteroid

    1801

    Role: Recipient of announcement letter

    1. 1 January 1801 · Palermo Astronomical ObservatoryDiscovery of Ceres

      Piazzi discovered a moving stellar object at Palermo on 1 January 1801, identifying it as the predicted missing planet.

    2. 24 January to 11 February 1801 · Palermo, SicilyObservation and Announcement

      Piazzi observed Ceres twenty-four times until illness interrupted his work on 11 February 1801, having announced the discovery on 24 January 1801.

Sources

  1. Ceres (dwarf planet) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29