In 1802 he made a proposal for building a privately owned observatory on the fortifications of the city.
His instruments and his astronomical knowledge were anon praised by everyone.
Christian Heinrich Schumacher, the founder of " Astronomische Nachrichten " (Astronomical News) and working at the Altona observatory, visited him very often for the purpose of observation.
www.hs.uni-hamburg.deBereits 1802 beantragte er, auf dem Wall, den Befestigungsanlagen der Stadt, eine eigene Sternwarte zu errichten.
Seine Instrumente und astronomischen Fähigkeiten wurden sehr bald hoch gelobt.
Christian Heinrich Schumacher, der Begründer der Astronomischen Nachrichten, kam häufig von der Altonaer Sternwarte herüber zum Beobachten.
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