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Rings of Saturn

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1837Date range
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1837

Johann Franz Encke1837

Science / Astronomy

Encke describes a broad variation in the brightness of the A Ring of Saturn. The Encke Gap was later named in honor of his observations of Saturns rings

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Johann Franz Encke

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