Carl Frederik Fearnley (born 19 December 1818 in Frederikshald, died 22 August 1890 in Christiania) was a Norwegian astronomer and Professor at the

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. He was the brother of romantic painter Thomas Fearnley. Fearnley was the son of merchant Thomas Fearnley (1768–1834) and Maren Sophie

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(1782–1838). He graduated in

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in 1844, and became an observer at the Royal Frederick University Observatory the same year. From 1849 to 1852 he visited leading observatories in Europe. In 1857, he became lecturer and in 1861, the managing ''observator'' of the observatory. In 1865 he became professor of astronomy. His major work is ''Zonenbeobachtungen der Sterne zwischen 64° 50' und 70° 10' nördlicher Declination'' (1888), co-authored with his observator

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. He published articles in ''Astronomische Nachrichten'' and ''Forhandlinger i Videnskabsselskabet i Kristiania''. He initiated the founding of the

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in 1864.Carl Frederik Fearnley

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fearnley, Carl Fredrik Norwegian astronomers Academic staff of the University of Oslo 1890 deaths Norwegian people of English descent Carl Frederik People from Halden 1818 births