
Gauss zum Gedächtnis
by Wolfgang Sartorius Freiherr von Waltershausen
'Gauss zum Gedächtnis' Summary
„Gauss zum Gedächtnis“ ist eine Biographie von Carl Friedrich Gauss, geschrieben von seinem Freund Wolfgang Sartorius von Waltershausen, und wurde kurz nach Gauß' Tod im Jahr 1855 veröffentlicht. Das Buch bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über das Leben und Werk des berühmten Mathematikers, beleuchtet seine Beiträge zu den Bereichen Mathematik, Astronomie, Physik, Geodäsie und Statistik, und vermittelt Einblicke in seine Persönlichkeit und seinen Charakter. Waltershausen, selbst ein Wissenschaftler und Naturforscher, beschreibt Gauß' wissenschaftliche Leistungen, seine persönlichen Eigenschaften und seine tiefe Liebe zur Wissenschaft. Er schildert auch Gauß' Arbeit an der Geodätischen Landesaufnahme, die er leitete, und an der Gründung der Göttinger Sternwarte, die er maßgeblich mitgestaltete. Das Buch ist ein wertvolles Zeugnis des Lebens und Werkes eines der bedeutendsten Mathematiker aller Zeiten, ein Werk, das Gauß' Einfluss auf die Wissenschaft und seinen Platz in der Geschichte der Mathematik beleuchtet.Book Details
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