History of Astronomy : Acta Historica Astronomiae

Wolfgang R. Dick, Klaus Fritze (Eds.):

300 Jahre Astronomie in Berlin und Potsdam

[300 Years of Astronomy in Berlin and Potsdam]

Eine Sammlung von Aufsätzen aus Anlaß des Gründungsjubiläums der Berliner Sternwarte

[A collection of papers on the occasion of the anniversary of the foundation of the Berlin Observatory]

Deutsche Fassung

On May 19, 1700, the Brandenburg elector issued a Calendar Commission (monopoly of the distribution of calendars), which became the basis for the foundation of the Berlin Astronomical Observatory and the Berlin Academy of Sciences. From this a tradition of astronomy in Berlin and Potsdam started, highlights of which are described in the contributions to this volume. Also many aspects of the history of the Academy and of the general cultural history of the Berlin region are considered.
All papers are in German. The bibliography lists also some papers in English.
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Wolfgang R. Dick, Klaus Fritze (eds.): 300 Jahre Astronomie in Berlin und Potsdam. Eine Sammlung von Aufsätzen aus Anlaß des Gründungsjubiläums der Berliner Sternwarte. (Acta Historica Astronomiae ; 8). Thun ; Frankfurt am Main : Deutsch, 2000, 252 p., ISBN 3-8171-1622-5, 27 ill., 15 x 21 cm, paperback EUR 16.80 / sFr 26.30.

Published in May 2000, 2nd print quota in May 2001.

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