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Martl
December 12, 2021
Hiking
This point is historically significant because it belongs to the "nucleus" of the Gaussian triangle network, which formed the basis of the Gauss-Krüger coordinate system as a Cartesian coordinate system.
This used to be the end of the Göttingen Planet Trail. Contrary to the monument protection requirements, the "Plutotafel" was attached to the measuring pedestal and had to be removed again.
This used to be the end of the Göttingen Planet Trail. Contrary to the monument protection requirements, the "Plutotafel" was attached to the measuring pedestal and had to be removed again.
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Franzl wandert 🥾
February 3, 2022
Hiking
The history of surveying by Carl Friedrich Gauss is exciting. The Gauss stone here commemorates this pioneering work.
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Nicolette
August 1, 2021
Hiking
On the Kleperberg directly at the Bismarck tower is one of the still preserved Gauss stones.
It was one of the first measurement points in the Gaussian survey and formed a triangle with the Hohen Hagen and the Göttingen observatory.
Gauss stones are historical surveying pillars that the mathematician and geodesist Carl Friedrich Gauß had erected around 1820 to measure the Kingdom of Hanover. You can find them mainly in the area of today's Lower Saxony. Most of the remaining stones are under monument protection.
It was one of the first measurement points in the Gaussian survey and formed a triangle with the Hohen Hagen and the Göttingen observatory.
Gauss stones are historical surveying pillars that the mathematician and geodesist Carl Friedrich Gauß had erected around 1820 to measure the Kingdom of Hanover. You can find them mainly in the area of today's Lower Saxony. Most of the remaining stones are under monument protection.
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