John Martin Schaeberle

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John Martin Schaeberle

John Martin Schaeberle , born as Johann Martin Schäberle (born January 10, 1853 in Öschelbronn , Württemberg , † September 17, 1924 in Ann Arbor , Michigan , USA ) was a German-American astronomer . It dealt particularly with the photography of solar eclipses .

life and work

John Martin Schaeberle was born as Johann Martin Schäberle on January 10, 1853 in Öschelbronn (Württemberg). The following year, his family emigrated to Ann Arbor, Michigan, in the United States. His interest in astronomy grew during his apprenticeship in a technical shop. He continued his education at Ann Arbor High School and the University of Michigan .

As a student he began grinding mirrors for reflector telescopes . After graduating in 1876, he became an assistant at the University of Michigan and later an assistant professor. In 1888 he was one of the first staff members of the Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton ( California ). From there he was sent to Cayenne in 1889 to observe a solar eclipse . In the following years he observed other solar eclipses and developed a special technique for capturing them photographically. In 1896 he found the companion of Prokyon in the constellation Little Dog , whose existence had been predicted by Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel as early as 1844 .

In 1897 Schaeberle became managing director of the Lick observatory for a short time, but left it a year later and retired to Ann Arbor, where he died in 1924.

He received an honorary doctorate from the University of California.

literature

WJ Hussey : John Martin Schaeberle, 1853-1824. In: Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Vol. XXXVI, No. 214, San Francisco 1924 ( digitized ).

Web links

Commons : John Martin Schaeberle  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ JM Schaeberle: Discovery of the Companion to Procyon. In: Astronomical News Volume 142 (1896), No. 3390, col. 91-92 dig .
personal data
SURNAME Schaeberle, John Martin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schäberle, Johann Martin (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-American astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH January 10, 1853
PLACE OF BIRTH Öschelbronn , Württemberg
DATE OF DEATH September 17, 1924
Place of death Ann Arbor , Michigan , USA