The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers

2007 Edition
| Editors: Thomas Hockey, Virginia Trimble, Thomas R. Williams, Katherine Bracher, Richard A. Jarrell, Jordan D. MarchéII, F. Jamil Ragep, JoAnn Palmeri, Marvin Bolt

Althans, Karl Ludwig

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_9007

Born: Bückeburg, (Niedersachsen, Germany), 5 December 1788

Died: Bettendorf, (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany), 10 October 1864

Privy Counselor Karl Althans made his mark as a mining expert and engineer, eventually heading one of the most famous foundries in Germany. Althans noticed that the lunar craters much resembled the scars left in armor plating when struck by a bullet.

Selected Reference

  1. Peters, T. F. (2000). Technological Thought Is Design’s Operative Method. Perspecta 21: 118–129.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

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