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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 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 Simmozheim was subsequentl ...
,
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
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and
astronomy
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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
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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
lunar crater
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History
The wor ...
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.
See also
*
Bohnenberger electrometer
*
Kater's pendulum
A Kater's pendulum is a reversible free swinging pendulum invented by British physicist and army captain Henry Kater in 1817 for use as a gravimeter instrument to measure the local acceleration of gravity. Its advantage is that, unlike previous ...
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Bohnenberger's apparatus(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
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