Papers of Professor Ludwig Becker (1860-1947), Regius Professor of Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 ACCN 3771
- Dates of Creation:Early 20th century
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- Language of Material:German
- Physical Description:0.02 linear metres
Scope and Content
- Workings and figures for seven hypotheses for ‘Kugelsternhaufen’, early 20th century
Administrative / Biographical History
Ludwig Wilhelm Emil Ernst Becker (b 1860) was Regius Professor of Astronomy at the University from 1893 until he retired in 1935.
Born in Wesel, Germany, Becker studied at the University of Bonn, and following his PhD and a two-year appointment in the Berlin Observatory, he came to Scotland in 1885 to take charge of the observatory at Dunecht, Aberdeenshire. He was a popular lecturer and it was said that his classes were larger than those of any other professor of astronomy in Britain. His main areas of research were in celestial mechanics, nebulae and the physical features of the moon.
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Gift : Theda Wendt : 17 Jun 2013 : ACCN 3771
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Related Material
GB 247 MS Gen 1723/2: Textbook of spherical astronomy
GB 248, Records of the Department of Astronomy, University of Glasgow
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