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Wilhelm von Biela

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Die zweite grosse Weltenkraft, nebst Ideen über einige Geheimnisse der physischen Astronomie, oder Andeutungen zu einer Theorie der Tangentialkraft
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Die zweite grosse Weltenkraft, nebst Ideen über einige Geheimnisse der physischen Astronomie, oder Andeutungen zu einer Theorie der Tangentialkraft
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von Biela, born in 1820 and married in Rovigo to Moritz, Graf Forgách, another Austrian infantry officer, by whom she had two children.
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In 1815 Biela went to Prague, where he commenced study of astronomy under Martin Alois David. He later served in
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in 1802, serving as a cadet in the Infantry Regiment 'Graf Stuart' Nr. 18. He rose to the rank of a captain of
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in 1621 during the religious wars of the period. Biela was the last member of his branch of the family.
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Relatively little seems to be recorded of Biela's personal life: he was married to Anna (
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Biela independently discovered two comets that others had already found (notably the
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observations and published a series of articles, mostly in the
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and participated in a number of military campaigns against
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Electronic supplement to Dissertatio cum Nuncio Sidereo
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German-Austrian military officer and amateur astronomer
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Mayerhofer, Josef (1970–1980). "Biela, Wilhelm von".
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after its head, Friedrich von Biela, was executed in
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Baron Wilhelm von Biela

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Biela's Comet

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German
Austrian
astronomer
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Harz
Germany
Czech Republic
Saxony
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Dresden
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Merveldt
Battle of Leipzig
Italy
Rovigo
astronomy
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sunspot

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