Biography:Ernst Meissel

Short description: German astronomer

Daniel Friedrich Ernst Meissel (31 July 1826, Eberswalde, Brandenburg Province – 11 March 1895, Kiel) was a German astronomer who contributed to various aspects of number theory.

See also

• Meissel–Lehmer algorithm
• Meissel–Mertens constant

External links

• O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Ernst Meissel", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews, http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Meissel.html .