Sternbüchlein
The Sternbüchlein was a small astronomical yearbook that Robert Henseling published annually from 1910 onwards at Kosmos- Verlag ( Stuttgart , then still Franckh-Verlag).
The star booklet contained monthly star maps with explanations of the starry sky , descriptions of the planetary courses during the year as well as tables and overviews ( e.g. ephemeris ) that the amateur astronomer needed. It was particularly widespread through the founding of the Bund der Sternfreunde in 1921 , the largest astro club in Germany at the time.
Publishers and frequency of publication
For the years 1915 and 1916 no star book was published because Henseling had to take part in the First World War after his draft order .
In 1940, Henseling separated from the Kosmos and Franckh publishers, which then continued the tradition of the Star Yearbook in the form of the Himmelsjahr in collaboration with other authors. Henseling brought out his Sternbüchlein up to and including 1954 with various other publishers ( Reclam ( Leipzig )) until 1943, Reimer ( Berlin ) 1944 and then again in 1949 and 1950, Langenthal (Berlin) 1946 and 1947, Dulk ( Hamburg ) 1948, Lux ( Munich ) 1951 to 1953 (as Orion booklet) and Kurrer (Munich) 1954.
Again, no Sternbüchlein was published for 1945 because of the economic consequences of the Second World War in Germany. (According to other sources, the almost finished manuscript was a victim of the bombing war.) For the same reasons, the 1946 edition was published very late. Henseling therefore presented the first half of the year as a streamlined review and only the second half of the year as a more detailed preview.
meaning
Some editions of the Sternbüchlein are of not inconsiderable antiquarian value today , as they are special rarities due to their age and the external circumstances in which they were published. These include the oldest editions, especially those from 1911, the editions of the later First World War (1917 and 1918), those of the economic crisis (1923 and 1924) and those of the immediate post-war period (1946 to 1948).
Inspired by the "Sternbüchlein", astronomical yearbooks for the needs of amateur astronomers were also created in other countries. Almost at the same time as Henseling, the later Vienna University Professor Oswald Thomas began similar publications in Transylvania and founded the Astronomical Association for Austria-Hungary in 1907 .
Centennial anniversary
On the occasion of the centenary of the Sternbüchlein, an anniversary edition was published by Franckh-Kosmos-Verlag, which (in addition to the Kosmos Himmelsjahr 2010 and two CDs with the Himmelsjahr software and the launcher version of Redshift 7 ) also a reprint of the first edition of the Sternbüchlein from 1910 contains.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1910–2010: One Hundred Years of Himmelsjahr - one hundred years of astronomy, page 41. In: Hans-Ulrich Keller: Kosmos Himmelsjahr 2010 . Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart. ISBN 978-3-440-11532-9
- ↑ Hans-Ulrich Keller: Kosmos Himmelsjahr 2010 De Luxe. Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart. ISBN 3-440-11533-X