Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Aug 2011
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Acta Historica Astronomiae, vol. 43, p. 181-207
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
The existence of an observatory at the - only briefly existing - university of Bützow was hardly known until now. Nevertheless, as compared to other observatories, it was well-equipped with instruments and was also used for academic lectures by the important mathematician Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten. The example of this institution shows the importance that was ascribed to astronomy even at small universities. This article delineates the founding and the fate of the observatory, describes the instruments, and deals with the activity of professor Karsten, including a bibliography of his writings.
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