Koenigsberg Observatory, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 14 relations: Arthur Auwers, Bombing of Königsberg in World War II, Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander, Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, Heliometer, Hermann von Struve, Joseph von Fraunhofer, Kaliningrad, Königsberg, List of observatory codes, Observatory, Stellar parallax, University of Königsberg, World War II.

2. 1810 establishments in Prussia
3. Defunct astronomical observatories
4. University of Königsberg

Arthur Auwers

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Bombing of Königsberg in World War II

The bombing of Königsberg was a series of attacks made on the city of Königsberg in East Prussia during World War II.

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Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander

Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander (22 March 1799 – 17 February 1875) was a German astronomer.

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Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel

Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (22 July 1784 – 17 March 1846) was a German astronomer, mathematician, physicist, and geodesist.

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Heliometer

A heliometer (from Greek ἥλιος hḗlios "sun" and measure) is an instrument originally designed for measuring the variation of the Sun's diameter at different seasons of the year, but applied now to the modern form of the instrument which is capable of much wider use.

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Hermann von Struve

Karl Hermann von Struve (– 12 August 1920) was a Baltic German astronomer.

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Joseph von Fraunhofer

Joseph Ritter von Fraunhofer (6 March 1787 – 7 June 1826) was a German physicist and optical lens manufacturer.

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Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad (p), known as Königsberg until 1946 (ˈkʲɵnʲɪɡzbʲerk; Królewiec), is the largest city and administrative centre of Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave between Lithuania and Poland.

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Königsberg

Königsberg (Królewiec, Karaliaučius, Kyonigsberg) is the historic German and Prussian name of the medieval city that is now Kaliningrad, Russia.

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List of observatory codes

This is a list of observatory codes (IAU codes or MPC codes) published by the Minor Planet Center.

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Observatory

An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial, marine, or celestial events.

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Stellar parallax

Stellar parallax is the apparent shift of position (parallax) of any nearby star (or other object) against the background of distant stars.

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University of Königsberg

The University of Königsberg (Albertus-Universität Königsberg) was the university of Königsberg in Duchy of Prussia, which was a fief of Poland.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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See also

1810 establishments in Prussia

• Humboldt University of Berlin
• Koenigsberg Observatory
• Natural History Museum, Berlin

Defunct astronomical observatories

• Altona Observatory
• Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory
• Barnard Observatory
• Black Moshannon Observatory
• Blue Mesa Observatory
• Braeside Observatory
• Cloudcroft Observatory
• Corralitos Observatory
• Creighton University Observatory
• Daniel S. Schanck Observatory
• Daniel Scholl Observatory
• Darling's Observatory
• General Wali Kothi
• George Bishop's Observatory
• Gyarah Sidi
• Isaac Roberts' Observatory
• Kenwood Astrophysical Observatory
• King's Observatory
• Koenigsberg Observatory
• Lamont–Hussey Observatory
• Lindheimer Astrophysical Research Center
• Macfarlane Observatory
• Markree Observatory
• NASA Orbital Debris Observatory
• Portage Lake Observatory
• Radcliffe Observatory
• Robotic Lunar Observatory
• Tower of the Winds (Oxford)
• Union Observatory
• University of Toronto Southern Observatory
• Vartiovuori Observatory
• White Elephant (building)

University of Königsberg

• Albert, Duke of Prussia
• Arved von Schultz
• Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
• Königsberg State and University Library
• Koenigsberg Observatory
• University of Königsberg

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koenigsberg_Observatory

Also known as Königsberg Observatory.