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Anders Johan Lexell

Anders Johan Lexell
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Anders Johan Lexell was a Finnish-Swedish astronomer, mathematician, and physicist who spent most of his life in Imperial Russia, where he was known as Andrei Ivanovich Leksel.

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  1. William HerschelNovember 15, 1738 – August 25, 1822
  2. Johann BeckmannJune 4, 1739 – February 3, 1811
  3. Anders Johan Lexell (this page)December 24, 1740 – December 11, 1784
  4. Horace Bénédict de SaussureFebruary 17, 1740 – January 22, 1799
  5. William WitheringMarch 17, 1741 – October 6, 1799
  6. Jean SenebierMay 25, 1742 – July 22, 1809

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