Johann Andreas Segner szerepe az első göttingeni csillagvizsgáló megépítésében
The Role of Johann Andreas Segner in the Construction of the First Göttingen Observatory

Summary/Abstract: Few people know that the construction of the first observatory of Göttingen was linked to the Pressburg-born professor Johann Andreas Segner (1704–1777). Segner not only prepared the plans, but also directed the construction and equipment of the building. That it was so is proved by the hitherto unresearched documents of the Göttingen University Archives connected to the observatory, among them the original Segner manuscript, which runs to 123 pages. Segner himself corresponded personally with the royal council at Hanover, he gave directions to the stonecutter, the roofer, and the mason, ordered the equipment of the observatory from England, prepared the draft of the openable roof of the building, and even planned the decoration of the facade. However, the activities of Segner have left few traces in the scholarly literature, the first Göttingen observatory being attached to the name of Tobias Mayer. Mayer was appointed in 1750 as fellow-director alongside Segner, but his appointment led to constant misunderstanding between the two of them on account of the disputed interpretation of their post. Due to the intrigues of Mayer, Segner eventually resigned the leadership of the institution he had established himself, and also left the university. He went to Halle, where he was appointed by King Frederick of Prussia as the first-ranking professor of the local university.

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