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Uta Lindgren (1941–2017) was a German historian of science and historian of technology, an expert on the medieval quadrivium and geodesy, and a pioneer of the history of cartography.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 18 relations: Alps, Barcelona, Chemnitz, East Germany, Figure of the Earth, Geodesy, Habilitation, History of cartography, History of science, History of technology, International Academy of the History of Science, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Pope Sylvester II, Ptolemy, Quadrivium, University of Bayreuth, University of Cologne, University of Freiburg.

  2. Academic staff of the University of Bayreuth
  3. German historians of science
  4. Historians of cartography

Alps

The Alps are one of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia.

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Barcelona

Barcelona is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain.

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Chemnitz

Chemnitz (from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt) is the third-largest city in the German state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden.

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East Germany

East Germany (Ostdeutschland), officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik,, DDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany on 3 October 1990.

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Figure of the Earth

In geodesy, the figure of the Earth is the size and shape used to model planet Earth.

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Geodesy

Geodesy or geodetics is the science of measuring and representing the geometry, gravity, and spatial orientation of the Earth in temporally varying 3D.

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Habilitation

Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in Germany, France, Italy and some other European and non-English-speaking countries.

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History of cartography

The history of cartography refers to the development and consequences of cartography, or mapmaking technology, throughout human history.

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History of science

The history of science covers the development of science from ancient times to the present.

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History of technology

The history of technology is the history of the invention of tools and techniques by humans.

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International Academy of the History of Science

The International Academy of the History of Science (Académie Internationale d'Histoire des Sciences) is a membership organization for historians of science.

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Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich or LMU; Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

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Pope Sylvester II

Pope Sylvester II (Silvester II; – 12 May 1003), originally known as Gerbert of Aurillac, was a scholar and teacher who served as the bishop of Rome and ruled the Papal States from 999 to his death.

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Ptolemy

Claudius Ptolemy (Πτολεμαῖος,; Claudius Ptolemaeus; AD) was an Alexandrian mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were important to later Byzantine, Islamic, and Western European science.

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Quadrivium

From the time of Plato through the Middle Ages, the quadrivium (plural: quadrivia) was a grouping of four subjects or arts—arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy—that formed a second curricular stage following preparatory work in the trivium, consisting of grammar, logic, and rhetoric.

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University of Bayreuth

The University of Bayreuth (German: Universität Bayreuth) is a public research university located in Bayreuth, Germany.

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University of Cologne

The University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln) is a university in Cologne, Germany.

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University of Freiburg

The University of Freiburg (colloquially Uni Freiburg), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg), is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

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See also

Academic staff of the University of Bayreuth

German historians of science

Historians of cartography

References

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