Christian Friedrich Rudiger

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Christian Friedrich Rüdiger (born August 4, 1760 in Leipzig ; † June 5, 1809 there ) was a German astronomer and university professor .

Life

Rüdiger was the son of a tanner . He graduated from the Leipzig Nikolaischule by 1777 or 1779 . Until 1786 he studied natural sciences at the University of Leipzig , although he was initially supposed to study law . On July 17, 1785, he received his bachelor and master degrees at the same time . In the spring of 1786, he was finally with the dissertation Specimen analyticum de lineis curvis secundi ordinis doctorate . In 1790 he completed his habilitation at Leipzig University. He then taught as a private lecturer in mathematics and astronomy.

In 1791, Rüdiger became an observer at the University Observatory on the Pleißenburg and at the same time an extraordinary professor of mathematics and astronomy at the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Leipzig. On March 3, 1792, he gave his inaugural lecture on the refraction of starlight.

Rüdiger was a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen and a member of the Economic Society in Leipzig . In 1909 the Rüdigerstrasse in Leipzig was named after him.

Works (selection)

  • De effectu refractionis in ortum et occasum stellarum computando , Leipzig 1784.
  • Specimen analyticum de lineis curvis secundi ordinis , Leipzig 1786.
  • Instructions for the knowledge of the starry sky for every class of readers , Müller, Leipzig 1786.
  • Presentation of Mr. Du Sejour's new method of analytically calculating solar and lunar eclipses for a given location , Leipzig 1794
  • Practical instructions for calculating and mapping solar and lunar eclipses , Leipzig 1796.
  • Manual of computational astronomy , 3 volumes, Joachim, Leipzig 1802.

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SURNAME Rüdiger, Christian Friedrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ruediger, Christian Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German astronomer and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH 4th August 1760
PLACE OF BIRTH Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH June 5, 1809
Place of death Leipzig