Wilhelm Albrecht Oeltzen

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Wilhelm Albrecht Oeltzen (born October 2, 1824 in Hanover ; missing since 1875) was a German astronomer .

Life

From 1846 he studied at the University of Göttingen . From 1849 to 1858 he was an assistant at the observatory in Vienna , from 1858 to 1869 a computer (and observer) at the observatory in Paris , and from 1873 a computer at the Berlin observatory .

Publications

  • About the orbit of the planet Thalia . 1853
  • Argelander 's zone observations from 45th to 80th degrees north declination, in middle positions for 1842.0 after a straight climb . 2 volumes. Vienna 1851–1852
  • Evidence of the occurrence of stars from Argelander's northern zones in other sources . 1854
  • Schwerd 's observations of circumpolar stars in middle positions, 1828 . In: Memoranda of the Imperial Academy of Sciences. Mathematical and natural science class Vienna, 1855 ( Online (PDF); PDF; 7.0 MB)
  • Results from comparing Fedorenko's star catalog with other sources . 1857
  • Argelander's zone observations from 15th to 31st degrees south declination, in middle positions for 1850 . Vienna 1857–1858

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Johann Christian Poggendorff : Biographical-literary concise dictionary for the history of the exact sciences . Volume 2, Barth, Leipzig 1862 p. 309 ( books.google.de ).
  2. ^ Wilhelm Albrecht Oeltzen . In: Theodor Westrin, Ruben Gustafsson Berg, Eugen Fahlstedt (eds.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape  34 : Ö – Öyslebö . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1922, Sp. 114 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
  3. ^ Carl Friedrich Gauss: Correspondence with Christian Ludwig Gerling . Berlin 1927, p. 774 ( books.google.de ).
  4. ↑ books.google.de
  5. ^ E. Mouchez (ed.): Catalog de l'Observatoire de Paris - Positions Observées des Étoiles, 1837–1881, Tome I: “Nous donnons ci-après, pour chaque période et par ordre alphabétique, le nom de tous les astronomes qui, á un titre quelconque, ont pris part aux observations: […] Période II (1854–1867) […] OEltzen. "( archive.org )
  6. ↑ a b P. Véron: Dictionnaire des astronomes français 1850–1950. Lettres O – P (PDF): "Il fut calculateur à l'Observatoire de Paris de décembre 1858 à octobre 1869. Il quitta Paris en 1870. En 1873, il est entré comme calculateur à l'observatoire de Berlin." July 2018
personal data
SURNAME Oeltzen, Wilhelm Albrecht
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Oeltzen, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH October 2, 1824
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanover
DATE OF DEATH after 1875