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Christoph Arnold (17 December 1650 – 15 April 1695) was a German farmer and amateur astronomer.[1][2]

Life

Born in Sommerfeld near Leipzig, Arnold was a farmer by profession. Interested in astronomy, he spotted the great comet of 1683, eight days before Hevelius did. He also observed the great comet of 1686. In 1686, Kirch went to Leipzig. There, he observed the great comet of 1686, together with Gottfried Kirch. There, Kirch met his second wife, Maria Margarethe Winckelmann (1670–1720), who had actually learned astronomy from Arnold.

Arnold observed the transit of Mercury in front of the sun on 13 October 1690. For this work, he received some money and a tax exemption from the town of Leipzig. He was the author of Göttliche Gnadenzeichen, in einem Sonnenwunder vor Augen gestellt (Leipzig, 1692) which contains an account of the transit of Mercury in 1690. He died at Leipzig.

Honors

Lunar crater Arnold and asteroid 121016 Christopharnold were named in his honor.[2][3] The asteroid's official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 29 October 2012 (M.P.C. 81070).[4]

References

External links

• Chris Plicht, Biographies
• Messier Catalog: Online Biography of Gottfried Kirch

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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[de] Christoph Arnold (Astronom)

Christoph Arnold (* 17. Dezember 1650 in Sommerfeld bei Leipzig; † 15. April 1695 ebenda) war ein deutscher Bauer und Astronom oder, wie sein Pfarrer auf dem Epitaph formulierte, Ackerbauer und Sternschauer (Agricola Coelicola). Auf der Gedenktafel an seinem Haus wird er als Landmann und Sternkundiger bezeichnet.

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- [en] Christoph Arnold

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[es] Christoph Arnold

Christoph Arnold (17 de diciembre de 1650—15 de abril de 1695) fue un astrónomo aficionado alemán. Fue el primero en avistar el gran comenta de 1683.

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[fr] Christoph Arnold

Christoph Arnold (né le 17 décembre 1650 à Sommerfeld (de) près de Leipzig et mort le 15 avril 1695 à Leipzig) est un astronome amateur saxon.

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[it] Christoph Arnold

Christoph Arnold (Sommerfeld, 17 dicembre 1650 – Lipsia, 15 aprile 1695) è stato un astronomo tedesco.

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[ru] Арнольд, Христоф

Христоф Арнольд (нем. Christoph Arnold; 17 декабря 1650 (1650-12-17), Зоммерфельд — 15 апреля 1695, Лейпциг) — немецкий астроном.

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