Author: Caroline Herschel
Publisher: Georg Olms Verlag
ISBN: 3487150107
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
"Das Buch ist ein Muss für alle, die sich für die neuere Geschichte der Astronomie - hier aus erster Hand erzählt -, die visuelle Beobachtung oder die Entdeckung der Deep-Sky-Objekte interessieren! Das Buch macht großen Spaß - sobald man sich mit den altdeutschen Lettern vertraut gemacht hat." Wolfgang Steinicke, in: Journal für Astronomie, III/2014, S. 43. „Das Objekt der letzten Nacht ist ein Komet.“ Diese Notiz am 2. August 1786 im Tagebuch von Carolina Lucretia Herschel (1750–1848) dokumentiert den Markstein in ihrem Leben, von dem aus sie aus der Bedeutungslosigkeit der Menge der Frauen ihrer Zeit in die Welt der aufsteigenden Naturwissenschaften befördert wurde. Von ihrer Mutter zur Weißnäherin ohne Schulbildung bestimmt, vom Vater in der Musik befördert, war es vor allem der ältere Bruder Friedrich Wilhelm (1738–1822), der sie 1772 mit nach Bath im Süden Englands nahm und der heiteren jungen Frau einen erfolgreichen Lebensweg bereitete. „Caroline Herschel’s Memoiren und Briefwechsel“ enthält Tagebücher und Briefe der berühmten Astronomin, die 1876 in London und New York sowie 1877 in deutscher Übersetzung in Berlin erschienen. In ihrer lebhaften und präzisen Art beschreibt die Autorin ihre Jugend in der Geburtsstadt Hannover, den Weg nach England mit der Notwendigkeit, für den Haushalt der beiden als Musiker und Komponisten erfolgreichen Brüder Friedrich Wilhelm und Alexander zu sorgen, die sich für die Astronomie interessieren und in ihrer Freizeit Fernrohre bauen. Friedrich Wilhelm hilft sie bei seinen nächtlichen Himmelsbeobachtungen, um tagsüber die Beobachtungen zu bearbeiten und zu ordnen. 1781 entdeckt ihr Bruder den Planeten Uranus und steigt 1782 zum Königlichen Hofastronomen auf. Sie selbst erhält mit der Entdeckung des ersten Kometen, dem noch sieben folgen werden, eine feste königliche Apanage. Nach dem Tod Friedrich Wilhelms bearbeitet sie seine und ihre Arbeiten für die Nachwelt, wofür sie mit der Zugehörigkeit zu wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaften geehrt wird. Diese Bekanntheit führt zu Briefwechseln und Kontakten mit Persönlichkeiten der Zeit, u.a. mit C.F. Gauß, mit A. von Humboldt und mit dem Komponisten Paganini. “The object of last night is a comet”. This note made by Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) in her diary on 2 August 1786 documents the defining moment in her life when she began to rise above the insignificance of most contemporary women into the ascendant world of science. Raised by her mother to be a seamstress and without formal education, she was encouraged by her father to practise music. But it was her brother William (1738-1822), who took her with him to his home in the southern English city of Bath in 1772 who offered the cheerful young woman a successful career. ‘Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel’, published in London and New York in 1876 and in German translation in 1877, contains diary entries and letters written by the famous astronomer. The author gives a lively and exact account of her childhood in Hanover and her journey to England to keep house for her brothers William and Alexander, who worked as musicians but were interested in astronomy and built telescopes in their spare time. Caroline helped William in his regular observations of the sky at night, transcribing and organising his data during the day. In 1781 her brother discovered the planet Uranus and in 1782 was appointed Astronomer Royal. On the discovery of her first comet – there would be seven more – Caroline received a permanent royal grant. After William’s death she revised his and her own works and was honoured for this by being elected to various learned societies. As a result of her fame she met and corresponded with important figures of the time such as Carl Friedrich Gauss, Alexander von Humboldt and the violinist and composer Paganini.
Memoiren und Briefwechsel
Author: Caroline Herschel
Publisher: Georg Olms Verlag
ISBN: 3487150107
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
"Das Buch ist ein Muss für alle, die sich für die neuere Geschichte der Astronomie - hier aus erster Hand erzählt -, die visuelle Beobachtung oder die Entdeckung der Deep-Sky-Objekte interessieren! Das Buch macht großen Spaß - sobald man sich mit den altdeutschen Lettern vertraut gemacht hat." Wolfgang Steinicke, in: Journal für Astronomie, III/2014, S. 43. „Das Objekt der letzten Nacht ist ein Komet.“ Diese Notiz am 2. August 1786 im Tagebuch von Carolina Lucretia Herschel (1750–1848) dokumentiert den Markstein in ihrem Leben, von dem aus sie aus der Bedeutungslosigkeit der Menge der Frauen ihrer Zeit in die Welt der aufsteigenden Naturwissenschaften befördert wurde. Von ihrer Mutter zur Weißnäherin ohne Schulbildung bestimmt, vom Vater in der Musik befördert, war es vor allem der ältere Bruder Friedrich Wilhelm (1738–1822), der sie 1772 mit nach Bath im Süden Englands nahm und der heiteren jungen Frau einen erfolgreichen Lebensweg bereitete. „Caroline Herschel’s Memoiren und Briefwechsel“ enthält Tagebücher und Briefe der berühmten Astronomin, die 1876 in London und New York sowie 1877 in deutscher Übersetzung in Berlin erschienen. In ihrer lebhaften und präzisen Art beschreibt die Autorin ihre Jugend in der Geburtsstadt Hannover, den Weg nach England mit der Notwendigkeit, für den Haushalt der beiden als Musiker und Komponisten erfolgreichen Brüder Friedrich Wilhelm und Alexander zu sorgen, die sich für die Astronomie interessieren und in ihrer Freizeit Fernrohre bauen. Friedrich Wilhelm hilft sie bei seinen nächtlichen Himmelsbeobachtungen, um tagsüber die Beobachtungen zu bearbeiten und zu ordnen. 1781 entdeckt ihr Bruder den Planeten Uranus und steigt 1782 zum Königlichen Hofastronomen auf. Sie selbst erhält mit der Entdeckung des ersten Kometen, dem noch sieben folgen werden, eine feste königliche Apanage. Nach dem Tod Friedrich Wilhelms bearbeitet sie seine und ihre Arbeiten für die Nachwelt, wofür sie mit der Zugehörigkeit zu wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaften geehrt wird. Diese Bekanntheit führt zu Briefwechseln und Kontakten mit Persönlichkeiten der Zeit, u.a. mit C.F. Gauß, mit A. von Humboldt und mit dem Komponisten Paganini. “The object of last night is a comet”. This note made by Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) in her diary on 2 August 1786 documents the defining moment in her life when she began to rise above the insignificance of most contemporary women into the ascendant world of science. Raised by her mother to be a seamstress and without formal education, she was encouraged by her father to practise music. But it was her brother William (1738-1822), who took her with him to his home in the southern English city of Bath in 1772 who offered the cheerful young woman a successful career. ‘Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel’, published in London and New York in 1876 and in German translation in 1877, contains diary entries and letters written by the famous astronomer. The author gives a lively and exact account of her childhood in Hanover and her journey to England to keep house for her brothers William and Alexander, who worked as musicians but were interested in astronomy and built telescopes in their spare time. Caroline helped William in his regular observations of the sky at night, transcribing and organising his data during the day. In 1781 her brother discovered the planet Uranus and in 1782 was appointed Astronomer Royal. On the discovery of her first comet – there would be seven more – Caroline received a permanent royal grant. After William’s death she revised his and her own works and was honoured for this by being elected to various learned societies. As a result of her fame she met and corresponded with important figures of the time such as Carl Friedrich Gauss, Alexander von Humboldt and the violinist and composer Paganini.
Publisher: Georg Olms Verlag
ISBN: 3487150107
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
"Das Buch ist ein Muss für alle, die sich für die neuere Geschichte der Astronomie - hier aus erster Hand erzählt -, die visuelle Beobachtung oder die Entdeckung der Deep-Sky-Objekte interessieren! Das Buch macht großen Spaß - sobald man sich mit den altdeutschen Lettern vertraut gemacht hat." Wolfgang Steinicke, in: Journal für Astronomie, III/2014, S. 43. „Das Objekt der letzten Nacht ist ein Komet.“ Diese Notiz am 2. August 1786 im Tagebuch von Carolina Lucretia Herschel (1750–1848) dokumentiert den Markstein in ihrem Leben, von dem aus sie aus der Bedeutungslosigkeit der Menge der Frauen ihrer Zeit in die Welt der aufsteigenden Naturwissenschaften befördert wurde. Von ihrer Mutter zur Weißnäherin ohne Schulbildung bestimmt, vom Vater in der Musik befördert, war es vor allem der ältere Bruder Friedrich Wilhelm (1738–1822), der sie 1772 mit nach Bath im Süden Englands nahm und der heiteren jungen Frau einen erfolgreichen Lebensweg bereitete. „Caroline Herschel’s Memoiren und Briefwechsel“ enthält Tagebücher und Briefe der berühmten Astronomin, die 1876 in London und New York sowie 1877 in deutscher Übersetzung in Berlin erschienen. In ihrer lebhaften und präzisen Art beschreibt die Autorin ihre Jugend in der Geburtsstadt Hannover, den Weg nach England mit der Notwendigkeit, für den Haushalt der beiden als Musiker und Komponisten erfolgreichen Brüder Friedrich Wilhelm und Alexander zu sorgen, die sich für die Astronomie interessieren und in ihrer Freizeit Fernrohre bauen. Friedrich Wilhelm hilft sie bei seinen nächtlichen Himmelsbeobachtungen, um tagsüber die Beobachtungen zu bearbeiten und zu ordnen. 1781 entdeckt ihr Bruder den Planeten Uranus und steigt 1782 zum Königlichen Hofastronomen auf. Sie selbst erhält mit der Entdeckung des ersten Kometen, dem noch sieben folgen werden, eine feste königliche Apanage. Nach dem Tod Friedrich Wilhelms bearbeitet sie seine und ihre Arbeiten für die Nachwelt, wofür sie mit der Zugehörigkeit zu wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaften geehrt wird. Diese Bekanntheit führt zu Briefwechseln und Kontakten mit Persönlichkeiten der Zeit, u.a. mit C.F. Gauß, mit A. von Humboldt und mit dem Komponisten Paganini. “The object of last night is a comet”. This note made by Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) in her diary on 2 August 1786 documents the defining moment in her life when she began to rise above the insignificance of most contemporary women into the ascendant world of science. Raised by her mother to be a seamstress and without formal education, she was encouraged by her father to practise music. But it was her brother William (1738-1822), who took her with him to his home in the southern English city of Bath in 1772 who offered the cheerful young woman a successful career. ‘Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel’, published in London and New York in 1876 and in German translation in 1877, contains diary entries and letters written by the famous astronomer. The author gives a lively and exact account of her childhood in Hanover and her journey to England to keep house for her brothers William and Alexander, who worked as musicians but were interested in astronomy and built telescopes in their spare time. Caroline helped William in his regular observations of the sky at night, transcribing and organising his data during the day. In 1781 her brother discovered the planet Uranus and in 1782 was appointed Astronomer Royal. On the discovery of her first comet – there would be seven more – Caroline received a permanent royal grant. After William’s death she revised his and her own works and was honoured for this by being elected to various learned societies. As a result of her fame she met and corresponded with important figures of the time such as Carl Friedrich Gauss, Alexander von Humboldt and the violinist and composer Paganini.
Briefe Friedrichs Des Grosse in Deutscher Übersetzung
Author: Frederick II (King of Prussia)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Prussia (Germany)
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Prussia (Germany)
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The Evolution of Operational Art, 1740-1813
Author: Claus Telp
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780714657226
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
This book is a new look at the evolution of operational art and its complex roots in history.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780714657226
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
This book is a new look at the evolution of operational art and its complex roots in history.
Karl Lamprecht
Author: Roger Chickering
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9780391037663
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
This is the first biography of the historian Karl Lamprecht, whose theories of historical method unleashed a bitter controversy, which colored the writing of history in Germany well into the twentieth century.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9780391037663
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
This is the first biography of the historian Karl Lamprecht, whose theories of historical method unleashed a bitter controversy, which colored the writing of history in Germany well into the twentieth century.
Secret Germany
Author: Robert E. Norton
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501729241
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
Stefan George (1868–1933) was one of the most important and influential poets to have written in German. His work, in its originality and impact, easily ranks with that of Goethe, Holderlin, or Rilke. Yet George's reach extended far beyond the sphere of literature. Particularly during his last three decades, George gathered around himself a group of men who subscribed to his homoerotic and idiosyncratic vision of life and sought to transform that vision into reality. George considered his circle to be the embodiment and defender of the "real" but "secret" Germany, opposed to the false values of contemporary bourgeois society. Some of his disciples, friends, and admirers were themselves historians, philosophers, and poets. Their works profoundly affected the intellectual and cultural attitudes of Germany's elite during the critical postwar years of the Weimar Republic. Essentially conservative in temperament and outlook, George and his circle occupy a central, but problematic, place in the rise of proto-fascism in Germany. Their own surrogate state offered a miniature model of a future German state: enthusiastic followers submitting themselves without question to the figure and will of a charismatic leader believed to be in possession of mysterious, even quasi-divine, powers.When he died several months after the Nazi takeover, George was one of the most famous and revered figures in Germany. Today the importance of George and his circle has largely been forgotten. In this, the first full biography of George to appear in any language, Robert E. Norton traces the poet's life and rise to fame.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501729241
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
Stefan George (1868–1933) was one of the most important and influential poets to have written in German. His work, in its originality and impact, easily ranks with that of Goethe, Holderlin, or Rilke. Yet George's reach extended far beyond the sphere of literature. Particularly during his last three decades, George gathered around himself a group of men who subscribed to his homoerotic and idiosyncratic vision of life and sought to transform that vision into reality. George considered his circle to be the embodiment and defender of the "real" but "secret" Germany, opposed to the false values of contemporary bourgeois society. Some of his disciples, friends, and admirers were themselves historians, philosophers, and poets. Their works profoundly affected the intellectual and cultural attitudes of Germany's elite during the critical postwar years of the Weimar Republic. Essentially conservative in temperament and outlook, George and his circle occupy a central, but problematic, place in the rise of proto-fascism in Germany. Their own surrogate state offered a miniature model of a future German state: enthusiastic followers submitting themselves without question to the figure and will of a charismatic leader believed to be in possession of mysterious, even quasi-divine, powers.When he died several months after the Nazi takeover, George was one of the most famous and revered figures in Germany. Today the importance of George and his circle has largely been forgotten. In this, the first full biography of George to appear in any language, Robert E. Norton traces the poet's life and rise to fame.
Germany and Propaganda in World War I
Author: David Welch
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0857724711
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Adolf Hitler, writing in Mein Kampf, was scathing in his condemnation of German propaganda in World War I, declaring that Germany failed to recognise that the mobilization of public opinion was a weapon of the first order. This, despite the fact that propaganda had been regarded by the German leadership, arguably for the first time, as an intrinsic part of the war effort. In this book, David Welch fully examines German society - politics, propaganda, public opinion and total war - in the Great War. Drawing on a wide range of sources - posters, newspapers, journals, film, Parliamentary debates, police and military reports and private papers - he argues that the moral collapse of Germany was due less to the failure to disseminate propaganda than to the inability of the military authorities and the Kaiser to reinforce this propaganda, and to acknowledge the importance of public opinion in forging an effective link between leadership and the people.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0857724711
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Adolf Hitler, writing in Mein Kampf, was scathing in his condemnation of German propaganda in World War I, declaring that Germany failed to recognise that the mobilization of public opinion was a weapon of the first order. This, despite the fact that propaganda had been regarded by the German leadership, arguably for the first time, as an intrinsic part of the war effort. In this book, David Welch fully examines German society - politics, propaganda, public opinion and total war - in the Great War. Drawing on a wide range of sources - posters, newspapers, journals, film, Parliamentary debates, police and military reports and private papers - he argues that the moral collapse of Germany was due less to the failure to disseminate propaganda than to the inability of the military authorities and the Kaiser to reinforce this propaganda, and to acknowledge the importance of public opinion in forging an effective link between leadership and the people.
Mahler's Nietzsche
Author: Leah Batstone
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1837650012
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Examines how Nietzschean ideas influenced the composition of Mahler's first four, so-called Wunderhorn, symphonies. Gustav Mahler and Friedrich Nietzsche both exercised a tremendous influence over the twentieth century. All the more fascinating, then, is Mahler's intellectual engagement with the writings of Nietzsche. Given the limited and frequently cryptic nature of the composer's own comments on Nietzsche, Mahler's specific understanding of the elusive thinker is achieved through the examination of Nietzsche's reception amongst the people who introduced composer to philosopher: members of the Pernerstorfer Circle at the University of Vienna. Mahler's Nietzsche draws on a variety of primary sources to answer two key questions. The first is hermeneutic: what do Mahler's allusions to Nietzsche mean? The second is creative: how can Mahler's own characterization of Nietzsche as an "epoch-making influence" be identified in his compositional techniques? By answering these two questions, the book paints a more accurate picture of the intersections of the arts, philosophy and politics in fin-de-siècle Vienna. Mahler's Nietzsche will be required reading for scholars and students of nineteenth and early twentieth century German music and philosophy.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1837650012
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Examines how Nietzschean ideas influenced the composition of Mahler's first four, so-called Wunderhorn, symphonies. Gustav Mahler and Friedrich Nietzsche both exercised a tremendous influence over the twentieth century. All the more fascinating, then, is Mahler's intellectual engagement with the writings of Nietzsche. Given the limited and frequently cryptic nature of the composer's own comments on Nietzsche, Mahler's specific understanding of the elusive thinker is achieved through the examination of Nietzsche's reception amongst the people who introduced composer to philosopher: members of the Pernerstorfer Circle at the University of Vienna. Mahler's Nietzsche draws on a variety of primary sources to answer two key questions. The first is hermeneutic: what do Mahler's allusions to Nietzsche mean? The second is creative: how can Mahler's own characterization of Nietzsche as an "epoch-making influence" be identified in his compositional techniques? By answering these two questions, the book paints a more accurate picture of the intersections of the arts, philosophy and politics in fin-de-siècle Vienna. Mahler's Nietzsche will be required reading for scholars and students of nineteenth and early twentieth century German music and philosophy.
Germany, Propaganda and Total War, 1914-1918
Author: David Welch
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813527987
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Adolf Hitler, writing in Mein Kampf, was scathing in his condemnation of German propaganda in the First World War, declaring that Germany had failed to recognize propaganda as a weapon of the first order. This despite the fact that propaganda had been regarded, arguably for the first time, as an intrinsic part of the war effort. David Welch has written the first book to fully examine German society -- politics, propaganda, public opinion, and total war -- in the Great War. Drawing on a wide range of sources -- from posters, newspapers, journals, film, parliamentary debates, police and military reports, and private papers -- Welch argues that the moral collapse of Germany was due less to the failure to disseminate propaganda than to the inability of the military authorities and the Kaiser to reinforce this propaganda, and to acknowledge the importance of public opinion in forging an effective link between leadership and the people.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813527987
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Adolf Hitler, writing in Mein Kampf, was scathing in his condemnation of German propaganda in the First World War, declaring that Germany had failed to recognize propaganda as a weapon of the first order. This despite the fact that propaganda had been regarded, arguably for the first time, as an intrinsic part of the war effort. David Welch has written the first book to fully examine German society -- politics, propaganda, public opinion, and total war -- in the Great War. Drawing on a wide range of sources -- from posters, newspapers, journals, film, parliamentary debates, police and military reports, and private papers -- Welch argues that the moral collapse of Germany was due less to the failure to disseminate propaganda than to the inability of the military authorities and the Kaiser to reinforce this propaganda, and to acknowledge the importance of public opinion in forging an effective link between leadership and the people.
Bibliotheca Arcana Seu Catalogus Librorum Penetralium Being Brief Notices of Books that Have Been Secretly Printed, Prohibited by Law, Seized, Anathematised, Burnt Or Bowdlerised
Author: Speculator morum
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Erotic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Erotic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Malevolent Muse
Author: Oliver Hilmes
Publisher: Northeastern University Press
ISBN: 1555537898
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
Of all the colorful figures on the twentieth-century European cultural scene, hardly anyone has provoked more polarity than Alma Schindler Mahler Gropius Werfel (1879-1964), mistress to a long succession of brilliant men and wife of three of the best known: composer Gustav Mahler, architect Walter Gropius and writer Franz Werfel. To her admirers Alma was a self-sacrificing socialite who inspired many great artists. Her detractors found her a self-aggrandizing social climber and an alcoholic, bigoted, vengeful harlot - as one contemporary put it, "a cross between a grande dame and a cesspool." So who was she really? When historian Oliver Hilmes discovered a treasure-trove of unpublished material, much of it in Alma's own words, he used it as the basis for his first biography, setting the record straight while evoking the atmosphere of intellectual life in Europe and then in migr communities on both coasts of the United States after the Nazi takeover of their home territories. First published in German in 2004, the book was hailed as a rare combination of meticulously researched scholarship and entertaining writing, making it a runaway bestseller and advancing Oliver Hilmes to his position as a household name in contemporary literature. Alma Mahler was one of the twentieth century's rare originals, worthy of her immortalization in song. Oliver Hilmes has provided us with an even-handed yet tantalizingly detailed account of her life, bringing Alma's singular story to a whole new audience.
Publisher: Northeastern University Press
ISBN: 1555537898
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
Of all the colorful figures on the twentieth-century European cultural scene, hardly anyone has provoked more polarity than Alma Schindler Mahler Gropius Werfel (1879-1964), mistress to a long succession of brilliant men and wife of three of the best known: composer Gustav Mahler, architect Walter Gropius and writer Franz Werfel. To her admirers Alma was a self-sacrificing socialite who inspired many great artists. Her detractors found her a self-aggrandizing social climber and an alcoholic, bigoted, vengeful harlot - as one contemporary put it, "a cross between a grande dame and a cesspool." So who was she really? When historian Oliver Hilmes discovered a treasure-trove of unpublished material, much of it in Alma's own words, he used it as the basis for his first biography, setting the record straight while evoking the atmosphere of intellectual life in Europe and then in migr communities on both coasts of the United States after the Nazi takeover of their home territories. First published in German in 2004, the book was hailed as a rare combination of meticulously researched scholarship and entertaining writing, making it a runaway bestseller and advancing Oliver Hilmes to his position as a household name in contemporary literature. Alma Mahler was one of the twentieth century's rare originals, worthy of her immortalization in song. Oliver Hilmes has provided us with an even-handed yet tantalizingly detailed account of her life, bringing Alma's singular story to a whole new audience.