JOSEF JOHANN VON LITTROW
\d͡ʒˈə͡ʊsəf d͡ʒˈə͡ʊhan vˈɒn lˈɪtɹə͡ʊ], \dʒˈəʊsəf dʒˈəʊhan vˈɒn lˈɪtɹəʊ], \dʒ_ˈəʊ_s_ə_f dʒ_ˈəʊ_h_a_n v_ˈɒ_n l_ˈɪ_t_ɹ_əʊ]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
An Austrian astronomer; born at Bischofsteinitz in Bohemia, March 13, 1781; died Nov. 30, 1840. By his writings and public lectures he contributed largely to the diffusion of astronomical knowledge in Austria. His chief works are :"Theoretic and Practical Astronomy" (2 vols., 1821); "Wonders of the Heavens" (1834; 8th ed. 1894); "Atlas of the Starry Heavens" (1838; 3d ed. 1870).
By Charles Dudley Warner
