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Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger
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| Intro | German astronomer |
| Was | Mathematician Astronomer Educator |
| From | Holy Roman Empire Germany |
| Field | Academia Mathematics Science |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 15 June 1765, Simmozheim, Calw, Karlsruhe Government Region, Baden-Württemberg |
| Death | 19 April 1831, Tübingen, Tübingen, Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg (aged 65 years) |
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Biography
Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger (15 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 astronomy at the University.
He published: Anleitung zur geographischen Ortsbestimmung, (1795); Astronomie, (1811); and Anfangsgründe der höhern Analysis, (1812).
In 1817, he discovered the gyroscope effect.
He died at Tübingen. The lunar crater Bohnenberger is named after him.
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