Johann Friedrich Weidler
Johann Friedrich Weidler (13 April 1691 in Großneuhausen – 13 November 1755 in Wittenberg) was a German astronomer and mathematician.[1]
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Johann Friedrich Weidler
Historia astronomiae, 1755
Biography
He was a professor of mathematics at University of Wittenberg and a fellow of the Royal Society.[2] In 1727 he moved to Basel, returning in 1746 to teach again at the University of Wittenberg
His Historia Astronomiae sive de Ortu et Progressu Astronomiae. Liber Singularis, published in Wittenberg in 1741, was the first, complete history of astronomy, also appreciated by Lalande. He also wrote texts on mathematics and hydraulics.
References
- "Johann Friedrich Weidler (1691-1755)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- Steele, John M. (17 February 2012). Ancient Astronomical Observations and the Study of the Moon's Motion (1691-1757). Springer Science+Business Media. p. 47. ISBN 9781461421481. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
Works
- Historia astronomiae (in Latin). Wittenberg: Gottlieb Heinrich Schwartz. 1755.
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