Person
Rümker, Christian Carl Ludwig (1788 - 1862)
- Born
- 18 May 1788
Stargard, Germany - Died
- 21 December 1862
Lisbon, Portugal - Occupation
- Astronomer
Summary
Christian Rümker was Astronomer at the Parramatta Observatory, and the first Government Astronomer, New South Wales 1821-1823, and 1826-1830. He then took up a position as Director of the Hamburg Observatory, Germany 1833-1857.
Related entries
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
- Christian Carl Ludwig Rümker - Records, 1950 - 1959, MS 050; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- Christian Carl Ludwig Rümker - Records, c. 1822 - c. 1825, ML MSS 577; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
- Christian Carl Ludwig Rümker - Records, 1825 - 1845, MS Q569; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
- Christian Carl Ludwig Rümker - Records, c. 1830 - c. 1849, ML MSS 419/2; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
- Phillip Parker King - Records, 1848 - 1856, MS Q299; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
National Archives of Australia, Sydney Office
- Christian Carl Ludwig Rümker - Records, 1822 - 1836, CRS C93; National Archives of Australia, Sydney Office. Details
- Christian Carl Ludwig Rümker - Records, 1835 - 1836, CRS C94; National Archives of Australia, Sydney Office. Details
- Christian Carl Ludwig Rümker - Records, 1836, CRS C95; National Archives of Australia, Sydney Office. Details
State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection
- Christian Carl Ludwig Rümker - Records, 1840 - 1865; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- Smith, Ailie, Adolph Basser Library Manuscript Collection, eScholarship Research Centre, 2012, http://www.eoas.info/basser_browse.html. Details
Book Sections
- Bergman, George F. J., 'Rümker, Christian Carl Ludwig (1788-1862), astronomer' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1967), pp. 403-404. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020359b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Bergman, George F.J., 'Christian Carl Ludwig Rumker (1788-1862). Australia's First Government Astronomer.', Royal Australian Historical Society, 46 (5) (1960), 247-289. Details
- Bhathal, Ragbir, 'Some Scientific Aspects of Parramatta Observatory', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 145 (2012), 111-27. Details
- Letchford, Roderick R.; White, Graeme L.; and Ernest, Allan D., 'The southern double stars of Carl Rümker I: history, identification, accuracy', Journal of double star observations, 13 (2) (2017), 220-32. Details
- Letchford, Roderick R.; White, Graeme L.; and Ernest, Allan D., 'The southern double stars of Carl Rümker II:their relative rectilinear motion', Journal of double star observations, 14 (2) (2018), 208-22. Details
- Russell, H.C., 'Astronomical and Meteorological Workers in New South Wales, 1778-1860', Report of the first meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, 1 (1888), 45-94, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15813133. Details
- Tyler, Peter J., 'Seeing Stars in the City: a History of Early Astronomy in Sydney', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 142 (3/4) (2009), 1-14. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q70272. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/5276841. Details
- 'Rümker, Christian Carl Ludwig (1788-1862)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462214. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Rümker, Christian Carl Ludwig - Ms 50', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/basser/manuscript-collection/ms050.html. Details
- 'Rumker, Christian Carl Ludwig', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P000762p.htm. Details
See also
- Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/index_r.html. Details
- Serle, Percival, Dictionary of Australian biography (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1949). Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 13 February 2018
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