Nicolaus Voigtel

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Nicolaus Voigtel (* 1658 in Freiberg ; † October 30, 1713 in Eisleben ) was a German geometer , mountain official and author .

life and work

Little is known about the life of Nicolaus Voigtel. His father was a miner in the county of Mansfeld . He himself was a tenth of the Mansfelder , Eisleber and Hettstedter mines in the county of Mansfeld and administrator of the mining gallery there. Before he took up this office, he was the Saxon mountain bailiff in Thuringia. Elector Johann Georg III. von Sachsen transferred this important office to him on January 23, 1683 . J. took up. Even if there is no evidence of Voigtel's higher education, his works on the art of marrowing suggest that he could not have taught himself the mathematical knowledge through self-study.

Voigtel left his son Traugott Gottlieb Voigtel, who on November 10, 1713 unsuccessfully applied for the tenth position vacated by the death of his father. Another son, Friedrich Nicolaus Voigtel, was appointed mountain master in 1710 in the Duchy of Kleve, the Principality of Minden and the Counties of Mark and Ravensberg.

He achieved great merit by publishing textbooks for mine surveying . He described himself as the first writer in this field, but this is not correct in terms of content. Voigtel's textbooks represented a significant advance in the development of the art of marrow sheath, as he systematically introduced the use of trigonometry for the first time .

Works

  • Geometria Subterranea or Marckscheide art: it teaches how in mines all crevices and passages are to be brought to the ground and in the day / even such are to be distinguished from one another; as well as what with breakthroughs in saving costs / bringing weather and behavior of water to mines or buildings / with watching; Item / Like disputes / so often wont to appropriate each other among constricting trades / set apart according to measure; Sambt also contains other things contained in the following Indice and useful to this art; All mine lovers for lessons and insurance benefits , Dietzel, Eisleben 1686 (reprints including 1688, 1693) ( digitized SLUB )
  • Perfectioned Geometria subterranea, or perfect Marck-Scheide Fortifications-Fester-Buildings-Feldmessen- und Wasser -leitung-Kunst ... , Leipzig, 1692
  • Increased Geometria Subterranea, or Marckscheide art: it teaches how in mines all crevices and passages should be brought to the ground and how these should be distinguished from one another; So what with breakthroughs in saving costs, bringing the weather and keeping water to those mines or buildings to be observed; Item, Like disputes, so often occur among tied up trades, to deal with the measure; As well as how to carry water in Röhr- und Graben-Werck; Together with others gradually experimented and presented, in the following indices with things contained and useful to this art / All mine lovers for instruction and assured use, on the other hand published by Nicolaus Voigteln, Der Mannßfeld- und Eißleb- also Hedtstettischen Bergwercke Tens. Published for the second time , Rüdel, [Querfurt]; Leg, Eißleben 1713 (reprint 1714)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ralf Kern: Scientific instruments in their time. Volume 2: From Compendium to Individual Instrument. 17th century. König, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-86560-866-6 , p. 281.
  2. ^ Gustav Griese: The mining in Ravensberg ... p.14

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personal data
SURNAME Voigtel, Nicolaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German geometer, mountain official and non-fiction author
DATE OF BIRTH 1658
PLACE OF BIRTH Freiberg
DATE OF DEATH October 30, 1713
Place of death Eisleben