Talk:Johann Franz Encke

Some part
It could be said that Encke took some part in the discovery of Neptune. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.177.144.64 (talk) 12:24, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

Solar parallax
Encke's figure for solar parallax, 8.57 or 8.571 arcseconds, contains a great deal of spurious accuracy. The modern figure is 8.794143 arcseconds. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.177.144.64 (talk) 10:56, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
 * See Astronomical unit, where Encke's estimate is not mentioned in the box on the right. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.158.143.110 (talk) 13:56, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
 * The second box from the top is what is meant. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.158.143.110 (talk) 12:24, 5 February 2011 (UTC)