Article ID: CBB998783146

Die archivalischen Bestände der Bonner Sternwarte und der Nachlaß von Eduard Schönfeld (2018)

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The Argelander Institute for Astronomy and the University Library at Bonn hold a large stock of archival material from the history of the Bonn Observatory, particularly by Friedrich Argelander (1799-1879), Julius Schmidt (1825-1884), Eduard Schönfeld (1828- 1891) and Friedrich Küstner (1856-1936). Most of the documents are observing logs and manuscripts, a smaller part comprises correspondence. A rough overview of the holdings is given with special emphasis on the Schönfeld papers. Their history and the first attempts to work with the letters, especially by Hilmar Duerbeck and Gisela Münzel, are described.

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Authors & Contributors
Orchiston, Wayne
Kapoor, R. C.
Sullivan, Kathryn D.
David Sliski
Bertil F. Dorch
Ole Ellegaard
Journals
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Acta Historica Astronomiae
Journal for the History of Astronomy
Cahiers François Viète Center for Epistemology and History of Science and Technology (CFV)
Sterne und Weltraum
Indian Journal of History of Science
Publishers
The MIT Press
Observatoire de Paris
Concepts
Astronomical observatories
Astronomy
Libraries and archives
Telescopes
Scientific apparatus and instruments
Eclipses; transits; occultations; conjunctions
People
Schönfeld, Eduard
Messier, Charles
Herschel, William
Herschel, Caroline
Estrées, César d'
Duerbeck, Hilmar W.
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, late
20th century
18th century
21st century
17th century
Places
India
France
Coimbra (Portugal)
Middle and Near East
Tokyo (Japan)
United States
Institutions
Bonn University
University of Southern Denmark
University of Copenhagen
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
East India Company (English)
Observatoire de Paris
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