Carl Friedrich Gauss and the Gauss Society: a brief overview

<p>Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) was one of the most eminent scientists of all time. He was born in Brunswick, studied in Göttingen, passed his doctoral examination in Helmstedt, and from 1807 until his death, was the director of the Göttingen Astronomical Observatory. As a professor of ast...

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Main Author: A. D. Wittmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-09-01
Series:History of Geo- and Space Sciences
Online Access:https://hgss.copernicus.org/articles/11/199/2020/hgss-11-199-2020.pdf