The Palace and Park by Phillips, Forbes, Latham, Owen, Scharf, and Shenton

[Born at Abergen, in Germany, 1758. Died at Bremen, in Germany, 1840. Aged 82.] In 1779, whilst studying medicine at Göttingen, he became known as an astronomer by his observations on the comet of that year. He then discovered a new method of calculating the orbits of comets. In 1802, he discovered the planet Pallas; and in 1807, after an arduous search of three years, the planet Vesta. Olbers was by profession a physician, and he divided his time between the practice of medicine, and the pursuit of his darling study. His observatory was the most complete known in Germany at his time. He wrote but little, and his works are on abstruse subjects. His valuable library was purchased at his death by the Emperor of Russia, and deposited in the University of Pultowa. [For description of this statue, see Handbook to Modern Sculpture.]