a German physician and astronomer. Olbers discovered and named the asteroid Pallas. Five years later, he discovered the asteroid Vesta, which he allowed Carl Friedrich Gauss to name. He proposed that the asteroid belt, where these objects lay, was the r...
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a German physician and astronomer. Olbers discovered and named the asteroid Pallas. Five years later, he discovered the asteroid Vesta, which he allowed Carl Friedrich Gauss to name. He proposed that the asteroid belt, where these objects lay, was the remnants of a planet that had been destroyed.
an English royal physician and politician from Oxford and Godstow, Oxfordshire. Owen was born in the Diocese of Worcester and educated at Merton College, Oxford. In 1520 he became a Fellow of the College. George Owen was the royal physician to several members of the Tudor dynasty: more
an English royal physician and politician from Oxford and Godstow, Oxfordshire. Owen was born in the Diocese of Worcester and educated at Merton College, Oxford. In 1520 he became a Fellow of the College. George Owen was the royal physician to several members of the Tudor dynasty: Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Mary I. He served alongside Thomas Wendy and Edmund Harman. He was also a Member of the Parliament of England for Oxfordshire in 1558.
