JOHANN VON See also:

• JOHANN VON LAMONT (1805–1879)

LAMONT (1805–1879)  , Scottish-See also:

• GERMAN
• GERMAN, DUTCH AND SCANDINAVIAN

German astronomer and magnetician, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• BRAEMAR

Braemar, See also:

• ABERDEEN
• ABERDEEN, GEORGE GORDON, 1ST EARL O (1637-1720)
• ABERDEEN, GEORGE HAMILTON GORDON, 4TH EARL

Aberdeen-See also:

• SHIRE

shire, on the 13th of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1805 . He was sent at the See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age of twelve to be educated at the Scottish monastery in See also:

• REGENSBURG (RATISBON)

Regensburg, and apparently never afterwards returned to his native See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country . His strong See also:

• BENT
• BENT (E1. BENI)
• BENT, JAMES THEODORE (1852–1897)

bent for scientific studies was recognized by the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head of the monastery, P . Deasson, on whose recommendation he was admitted in 1827 to the then new See also:

• OBSERVATORY

observatory of Bogenhausen (near See also:

• MUNICH (Ger. Munchen)

Munich), where he worked under J . Soldner . After the See also:

• DEATH

death of his See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief in 1835 he was, on H . C . See also:

• SCHUMACHER, HEINRICH CHRISTIAN (1780-1850)

Schumacher's recommendation, appointed to succeed him as director of the observatory . In 1852 he became See also:

• PROFESSOR (the Latin noun formed from the verb profiteri, to declare publicly, to acknowledge, profess)

professor of See also:

• ASTRONOMY (from Gr. &arpov, a star, and v ,usiv, to classify or arrange)

astronomy at the university of Munich, and held both these posts till his death, which took See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place on the 6th of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1879 . See also:

• LAMONT, JOHANN VON (1805–1879)

Lamont was a member of the See also:

• ACADEMIES

academies of See also:

• BRUSSELS (Fr. Bruxelles, Flem. Brussel)

Brussels, See also:

• UPSALA, or UPPSALA

Upsala and See also:

• PRAGUE (Ger. Prag; Bohemian Praha)

Prague, of the Royal Society of See also:

• EDINBURGH

Edinburgh, of the See also:

• CAMBRIDGE
• CAMBRIDGE, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• CAMBRIDGE, RICHARD OWEN (1717-1802)

Cambridge Philosophical Society and of many other learned corporations . Among his contributions to astronomy may be noted his eleven See also:

• ZONE (Gr. 'WV77, a girdle, from 'wvvLvay to gird)

zone-catalogues of 34,674 stars, his measurements, in 1836-1837, of nebulae and clusters, and his determination of the See also:

• MASS (O.E. maesse; Fr. messe; Ger. Messe; Ital. messa; from eccl. Lat. missa)
• MASS, IN

mass of See also:

• URANUS
• URANUS (Heaven)

Uranus from observations of its satellites (Mem . Astron .

See also:

• SOC

Soc. xi . 51, 1838) . A magnetic observatory was equipped at Bogen- See also:

• ATLAS

Atlas range the See also:

• FOOD
• FOOD (like the verb " to feed," from a Teutonic root, whence O. Eng. foda; cf. " fodder "; connected with Gr. lrareicOae, to feed)

food of this See also:

• BIRD

bird is said to consist chiefly of the Testudo mauritanica, which " it carries to some height in the See also:

• AIR (from an Indo-European root meaning " breathe," " blow ")
• AIR, or ASBEN

air, and lets fall on a See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone to break the See also:

• SHELL
• SHELL (O. Eng. scell, scyll, cf. Du. sceel, shell, Goth. skalja, tile; the word means originally a thin flake,. cf. Swed. skalja, to peel off; it is allied to " scale " and " skill," from a root meaning to cleave, divide, separate)

shell " (See also:

• IBIS

Ibis, 1859, p . 177) . It was the Apra and 44v,1 of See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek classical writers . hausen in 1840 through his initiative; he executed comprehensive magnetic surveys 1849–1858; announced the magnetic decennial See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period in 185o, and his See also:

• DISCOVERY

discovery of See also:

• EARTH
• EARTH (a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Erde, Dutch aarde, Swed. and Dan. jord; outside Teutonic it appears only in the Gr. 'pq'e, on the ground; it has been connected by some etymologists with the Aryan root ar-, to plough, which is seen in
• EARTH, FIGURE OF
• EARTH, FIGURE OF THE

earth-currents in 1862 . His Handbuch See also:

• DES

des Erdmagnetismus (See also:

• BERLIN
• BERLIN, CONGRESS AND TREATY OF
• BERLIN, ISAIAH (1725–1799)

Berlin, 1849) is a See also:

• STANDARD
• STANDARD, BATTLE OF THE

standard See also:

• WORK

work on the subject . See Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (S . See also:

• GUNTHER, JOHANN CHRISTIAN (1695-1723)

Gunther); V . J . Schrift, Astr . Gesellschaft, xv .

6o; Monthly Notices See also:

• ROY, WILLIAM (1726-1790)

Roy . Astr . Society, xl . 203; Nature, xx . 425; Quart . See also:

• JOURNAL
• JOURNAL (through Fr. from late Lat. diurnalis, daily)

Journal See also:

• METEOR (Gr. µerEwpa, literally " things in the air,” from µera, beyond, and aeip6Lv, to lift up)

Meteor . Society, vi . 72; Proceedings Roy . Society of Edinburgh, x . 358; The Times (12 Aug., 1879); See also:

• SIR

Sir F . Ronalds's See also:

• CAT
• CAT, CIVET
• CAT, HOUSE

Cat. of Books See also:

• RELATING

relating to See also:

• ELECTRICITY

Electricity and See also:

• MAGNETISM
• MAGNETISM, TERRESTRIAL

Magnetism, pp . 281-283; Royal Society's Cat, of Scientific Papers, vols. iii. vii .