TY - JOUR
TI - In His Father’s Footsteps. Christfried Kirch’s (1694–1740) Education and Career in Astronomy
AU - Rogińska, Justyna
TI - In His Father’s Footsteps. Christfried Kirch’s (1694–1740) Education and Career in Astronomy
AB - The activity of Christfried Kirch (1694–1740), son of Gottfried Kirch (1639–1710), the first astronomer of the Royal Prussian Society of Sciences, has not yet received much attention in historiography. Christfried Kirch’s astronomy education – beginning with the studies with his father, to the unfulfilled plans of visits to the observatories in England and France – culminated in his acceptance as an observer of the Royal Prussian Society of Sciences on October 8, 1716. The article aims to present the development of Christfried Kirch’s career and his efforts to achieve the position once held by his father in the Society of Sciences in Berlin.
VL - 2021
IS - Volume 66, Issue 4
PY - 2021
SN - 0023-589X
C1 - 2657-4020
SP - 157
EP - 170
DO - 10.4467/0023589XKHNT.21.032.14796
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/kwartalnik-historii-nauki-i-techniki/article/sladami-ojca-edukacja-i-kariera-astronomiczna-christfrieda-kircha-1694-1740
KW - Christfried Kirch
KW - Gottfried Kirch
KW - Royal Prussian Society of Sciences
KW - astronomy
KW - observer