Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger (5 June 1765 – 19 April 1831) was a German astronomer born at

Simmozheim Simmozheim is a town in the district of Calw (district), Calw in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. History From 1341 to 1442, Herrenalb Abbey slowly acquired title over Simmozheim. The Kingdom of Württemberg annexed the abbey in 1808 and Simmozhei ...

Württemberg Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart. Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Würt ...

. He studied at the

University of Tübingen The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (german: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen; la, Universitas Eberhardina Carolina), is a public research university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-Wü ...

. In 1798, he was appointed professor of

mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

and

astronomy Astronomy () is a natural science that studies astronomical object, celestial objects and phenomena. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to explain their origin and chronology of the Universe, evolution. Objects of interest ...

at the University. He published: * ''Anleitung zur geographischen Ortsbestimmung'' (Guide to geographic locations), 1795 * ''Astronomie'' (Astronomy), 1811 * ''Anfangsgründe der höhern Analysis'' (Initial reasons of higher analysis), 1812. In 1817, he systematically explained the design and use of a

gyroscope A gyroscope (from Ancient Greek γῦρος ''gŷros'', "round" and σκοπέω ''skopéō'', "to look") is a device used for measuring or maintaining orientation and angular velocity. It is a spinning wheel or disc in which the axis of rota ...

apparatus which he called simply a “Machine.” Several examples of the 'Machine' were constructed by

Johann Wilhelm Gottlob Buzengeiger Johann Wilhelm Gottlob Buzengeiger (born on 25 June 1778 in Tübingen and died there on 26 October 1836 as well) was a university mechanic, optician and watchmaker in Tübingen. Life and work Johann Wilhelm Buzengeiger was employed from 1805 to 1 ...

of Tübingen. Johann Friedrich Benzenberg had already mentioned Bohnenberger's invention (describing it at length) in several letters beginning in 1810. Bohnenberger died at

Tübingen Tübingen (, , Swabian: ''Dibenga'') is a traditional university city in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, and developed on both sides of the Neckar and Ammer rivers. about one in thr ...

. The

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Bohnenberger Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger (5 June 1765 – 19 April 1831) was a German astronomer born at Simmozheim, Württemberg. He studied at the University of Tübingen. In 1798, he was appointed professor of mathematics and astro ...

is named after him.

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(gyroscope) 18th-century German mathematicians 19th-century German mathematicians 18th-century German astronomers 19th-century German inventors 1765 births 1831 deaths 19th-century German astronomers Members of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities {{Germany-mathematician-stub

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