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Rümker, Christian Carl Ludwig (1788 - 1862)

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Astronomer

Born: 18 May 1788 Stargard, Germany. Died: 21 December 1862 Lisbon, Portugal.

Christian Carl L. Rümker was Astronomer at the Parramatta Observatory, and the first Government Astronomer, New South Wales 1821-23, and 1826-30. He then took up a position as Director of the Hamburg Observatory, Germany 1833-57.

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'Rümker, Christian Carl Ludwig - Ms 50', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/academy/basser/lists/ms050.txt. [ Details ]

'Rumker, Christian Carl Ludwig', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P000762p.htm. [ Details ]

See Also

Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/scripts/fam-dynindex.php3?EID=P000762. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 25 July 2006

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