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Bohnenberger Observatory in Altburg
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From there, he observed and measured the stars with his self-developed quadrant; he also accurately described the manufacturing of his measuring device.
And last but not least, you will now learn more about the ingenious inventor, the son Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger, the theologian,
mathematician, astronomer and physicist, the founder of the Württemberg state survey.
He invented numerous apparatuses for various measurements and demonstrations, such as the gyroscope, electroscope and reversion pendulum. He created his first map in Altburg.
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