ThoughtsLichtenberg

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The exhibition showed Lichtenberg's apparatus together with his letters, his Sudel books and other sources.

Entitled things thinking Lichtenberg was approved by the Lower Saxony State and University Library from 30 June 2017 to October 3, 2017 in St Paul's Church in Göttingen shown an exhibition of one of the most important figures of the 18th century was dedicated. On the occasion of the 275th birthday of Georg Christoph Lichtenberg , his physical instruments and his written estate were exhibited. The attempt was made, Lichtenberg not to his famous aphorisms on the one hand or to his effect as an experimental physiciston the other hand, to reduce, but to convey the variety of his observations, interests and achievements. Lichtenberg was shown "as an exemplary personality of a scientist and academic teacher of the 18th century". The exhibition was a “step towards the knowledge forum”, the “future knowledge museum of the University of Göttingen”.

concept

In the exhibition, the exhibits were presented as concrete things with Lichtenberg's world of thought and abstract ideas as well as with his practical actions in the context of object, idea and practice. In addition to the classic wall showcases, there were table showcases in the shape of a house: they incorporated “small retreats” into the historic university church, which stands for the academic world in the city of Göttingen, like those used by Lichtenberg in his gardens and summer houses. The exhibition was divided into four chapters: The first part, " Enlightenment (s)", placed Lichtenberg in the context of this multifaceted epoch and showed how he reflected the innovations of that time in pictures and text. The “Knowledge Institutions” section was devoted to various institutions such as learned societies , societies and academies that were important for Lichtenberg. The physical instruments and technical devices were the focus of a further part as “knowledge things”; and the chapter “Lebenswelten” showed how the perception of the outside through the human senses as well as the analytical observation of the inside determined the research and everyday life of this scholar.

Special exhibits

Among the more than 200 exhibits, the air pump of the London-based instrument maker Nairne & Blunt from 1782, which Lichtenberg described as "indispensable" (today in the collection of the I. Physikalisches Institut of the University of Göttingen ), as well as all the surviving " Sudel books " from the collection of the Lower Saxony state - and Göttingen University Library. In addition, there was a more than three meter mirror telescope , which Lichtenberg together with Abraham Gotthelf Kästner in 1786 as a gift from the English King and Hanoverian Elector Georg III. was allowed to receive (today in the collection of the Institute for Astrophysics of the University of Göttingen) and the corresponding mirror by Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel as well as the famous polemical and ironic poster ("Avertissement") against the illusionist Jacob Philadelphia, who appeared as a magician .

various

The exhibition was in the context of other events, readings and exhibitions that were held in Göttingen in 2017 in memory of Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. The cooperation partners for the exhibition were the Göttingen Academy of Sciences , the I. Physikalische Institut, the Lichtenberg-Gesellschaft eV and the Central Custody of the University of Göttingen. Accompanying the exhibition, the YLAB Spiritual Science School Laboratory of the University of Göttingen offered an educational program for schoolchildren as well as an aphorism school writing competition under the motto "Do it like Lichtenberg".

Exhibition catalog

An illustrated publication accompanying the exhibition was published as a printed edition and as a freely accessible Open Access publication (see literature and web links). In addition to greetings and an introduction to the exhibition, it contains 39 selected exhibits as full-page illustrations with corresponding evidence and explanations. The publication is consistently bilingual (German / English).

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Literature: Lichtenberg is celebrated for the 275th time. In: Zeit Online. June 27, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Ulrike Beisiegel : Greeting. In: DingeDenkenLichtenberg. Exhibition for the 275th birthday of Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Universitätsverlag, Göttingen 2017, p. 7
  3. ↑ Introduction to the exhibition: Lichtenberg's things, thinking and acting. In: DingeDenkenLichtenberg. Exhibition for the 275th birthday of Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Universitätsverlag, Göttingen 2017, p. 18
  4. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from July 7, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.allemagne.diplo.de
  5. ↑ https://www.goettingen.de/magazin/artikel.php?artikel=20641&menuid=620
  6. ↑ Georg-August-Universität Göttingen- Public Relations: Press Releases - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. Retrieved March 19, 2019 .