Joseph Johann von Littrow
Joseph Johann von Littrow (13 March 1781, Horšovský Týn () – 30 November 1840, Vienna) was an Austrian astronomer. In 1837, he was ennobled with the title Joseph Johann Edler von Littrow. He was the father of Karl Ludwig Edler von Littrow and the mentor of the mathematician Nikolai Brashman. His work took him to Russia for a time, which is where his son who succeeded him was born.He became director of the Vienna Observatory in 1819. He served in this position until his death in 1840. He created the only conformal retroazimuthal map projection, which is known as the Littrow projection. Littrow authored the widely read ''Wunder des Himmels'' ("Miracles of the Sky"), which was reprinted eight times by 1897.
Von Littrow is often associated with a proposal to dig a large circular canal in the Sahara desert and fill it with burning kerosene, thus communicating the fact of human intelligence to aliens who may be observing Earth. However, Von Littrow's connection with this scheme may be apocryphal.
The crater Littrow on the Moon is named in his honor.
He is the great-great-great-grandfather of Roman Catholic Cardinal Christoph Schönborn. Provided by Wikipedia
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<<Die>> Wunder des Himmels, oder Gemeinfassliche Darstellung des Weltsystemes by Littrow, Joseph Johann <<von>> 1781-1840, Littrow, Joseph Johann <<von>> 1781-1840
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Gnomonik, oder Anleitung zur Verfertigung aller Arten von Sonnenuhren by Littrow, Joseph Johann <<von>> 1781-1840, Littrow, Joseph Johann <<von>> 1781-1840
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Anfangsgründe der gesammten Mathematik by Littrow, Joseph Johann <<von>> 1781-1840, Littrow, Joseph Johann <<von>> 1781-1840
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Chorographie oder Anleitung, alle Arten von Land- See- und Himmelskarten zu verfertigen by Littrow, Joseph Johann <<von>> 1781-1840
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<<Die>> Wunder des Himmels oder gemeinfassliche Darstellung des Weltsystems by Littrow, Joseph Johann <<von>> 1781-1840
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<<Die>> Wunder des Himmels oder Gemeinfassliche Darstellung des Weltsystems by Littrow, Joseph Johann <<von>> 1781-1840
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<<Die>> Wunder des Himmels oder gemeinfassliche Darstellung des Weltsystems Mit dem Portrait des Verfassers und 117 Figuren by Littrow, Joseph Johann <<von>> 1781-1840
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<<Die>> Wunder des Himmels oder gemeinfassliche Darstellung des Weltsystems Mit 14 lithographirten Tafeln und 133 Holzschnitt-Illustrationen by Littrow, Joseph Johann <<von>> 1781-1840
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Theoretische und practische Astronomie by Littrow, Joseph Johann <<von>> 1781-1840
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Gedrängter Abriss der Münz-, Maass- und Gewichtskunde der neueren Zeiten und des Alterthumes In Tabellen zur Vergleichung mit dem neuen französischen und dem österreichischen Syste... by Littrow, Joseph Johann <<von>> 1781-1840
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Annalen der k.k. Sternwarte in Wien by Littrow, Joseph Johann <<von>> 1781-1840
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Populäre Astronomie by Littrow, Joseph Johann <<von>> 1781-1840
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J. J. von Littrow's Atlas des gestirnten Himmels für Freunde der Astronomie by Littrow, Joseph Johann <<von>> 1781-1840
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Calendariographie oder Anleitung, alle Arten Kalender zu verfertigen by Littrow, Joseph Johann <<von>> 1781-1840
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<<Die>> Doppelsterne gemeinfasslich dargestellt by Littrow, Joseph Johann <<von>> 1781-1840
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Elemente der Algebra und Geometrie by Littrow, Joseph Johann <<von>> 1781-1840
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Analytische Geometrie by Littrow, Joseph Johann <<von>> 1781-1840
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Gnomonik oder Anleitung zur Verfertigung aller Arten von Sonnenuhren by Littrow, Joseph Johann <<von>> 1781-1840
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Ueber Höhenmessungen durch das Barometer by Littrow, Joseph Johann <<von>> 1781-1840
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Ueber den gefürchteten Kometen des gegenwärtigen Jahres 1832 und über Kometen überhaupt by Littrow, Joseph Johann <<von>> 1781-1840
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