GUERICKE, OTTO VON

ôˈtō fən gāˈrĭkə, 1602–86, German physicist, noted for his study of pneumatics. He carried out his most important researches while burgomaster (1646–81) of Magdeburg. In the course of his attempts to create a vacuum he made the first air pump (c.1650). To demonstrate the pressure of air he devised the so-called Magdeburg hemispheres—two hollow copper hemispheres fitted together to form a globe c.14 in. (36 cm) in diameter from which the air could be pumped. A famous woodcut depicts the claim that it required two opposing eight-horse teams to pull the hemispheres apart. He invented (1660) a machine to generate electricity from the friction of the hand held against a rotating sulfur ball; he also predicted the periodicity of comets.

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books on: Guericke Otto Von  - 150 results

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Leibnitz and the Seventeenth-Century Revolution
Book by R. W. Meyer, J. P. Stern; H. Regnery, 1952
Subjects: Europe--Intellectual Life, Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm--Freiherr Von--1646-1716, Philosophers--Germany--Biography
...Hanover Leibnitz supported his Duke and Otto von Grote, the prime minister, in their...already been pointed out by Eduard von Hartmann in his History of Metaphysics...was the Austrian diplomat Franz Paul von Lisola. In his masterly polemic Bouclier...
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Leibniz's Metaphysics: Its Origins and Development
Book by Christia Mercer; Cambridge University Press, 2002
Subjects: Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm--Freiherr Von--1646-1716--Contributions In Metaphysics, Metaphysics--History--17th Century
...Germany, this time supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Although I had returned...1989. G: Die philosophischen Schriften von Leibniz , ed. C. I. Gerhardt, 7 vols...remains helpful: Gottfried Wilhelm Freiherr von Leibnitz: Eine Biographie. Since the publication...
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Correspondence
Book by Roger Ariew, G. W. Leibniz, Samuel Carke; Hackett, 2000
Subjects: Clarke, Samuel--1675-1729--Correspondence, Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm--Freiherr Von--1646-1716--Correspondence, Natural Theology--Early Works To 1800, Newton, Isaac--Sir--1642-1727, Philosophers--England--Correspondence, Philosophers--Germany--Correspondence
...Data Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716. Correspondence / G.W. Leibniz...1. Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716- Correspondence. 2. Clarke...Salle, IL: Open Court, 1985) K Die Werke von Leibniz, ed. 0. Klopp, 11 vols. (Hanover...
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The Book of Truth and Facts: Facts Which Every American Should Know
Book by Fritz Von Frantzius; Fritz von Frantzius, 1916
Subjects: Germany--Civilization, Matthews, Brander--1852-1929
...in the United States is a German, Dr. Charles P. Steinmetz, general manager of the General Electric Co. To Otto von Guericke, Burgomaster of Magdeburg, is due the first air-pump; about 1675 he invented the first electric machine. He was...
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Absolutism and the Scientific Revolution, 1600-1720: A Biographical Dictionary
Book by Christopher Baker; Greenwood Press, 2002
Subjects: Authoritarianism--Europe--History--17th Century, Authoritarianism--Europe--History--18th Century, Enlightenment--Europe--Biography--Dictionaries, Europe--History--17th Century--Biography--Dictionaries, Europe--History--18th Century--Biography--Dictionaries, Europe--Intellectual Life--17th Century--Biography--Dictionaries, Europe--Intellectual Life--18th Century--Biography--Dictionaries
...Poesie William Lilly born Otto von Guericke born Bodleian library established...Tate born Inigo Jones dies Otto von Guericke invents air pump William Byrd...Scarlatti born 1686 Otto von Guericke dies Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit...
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An Appeal for a Historiographical Renaissance: Lost Lives and the Thirty Years War
Journal article by David A. Meier; The Historian, Vol. 67, 2005
Subjects: France--Political aspects, Germany--Political aspects, Thirty Years War, 1618-1648--Political aspects
...name now finds resonance in the citys university, Otto von Guericke recorded the destruction of the city by Imperial...authors. These nineteenth century lost lives include: Otto Klopp, Graf von Villermont, Ludwig Grafen von Uetterodt zu Schaffenberg...
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The Great Capitol Hill Baby Sitting Co-op: Anecdote or Evidence for the Optimum Quantity of Money?
Journal article by Thorsten Hens, Klaus Reiner Schenk-Hoppe, Bodo Vogt; Journal of Money, Credit & Banking, Vol. 39, 2007
Subjects: Babysitting--Evaluation, Child care services--Analysis
...Leeds, United Kingdom (E-mail: k.r.schenkhoppe@leeds.ac.uk). BODO VOGT is at Faculty of Economics and Management, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Germany (E-mail: bodo.vogt@ww.uni-magdeburg.de). <pre TABLE 1...
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2003 Editorial Collaborators
Journal article; Journal of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 98, 2003
...David, Massachusetts General Hospital Schwabe, Rainer, Otto von Guericke University Sedransk, Joseph, Case Western Reserve University...Stoffer, David, University of Pittsburgh Storch, Hans von, University of Norrkoping Linkopings Storey, John...
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Imposing and Testing Curvature Conditions on a Box-Cox Cost Function
Journal article by Bertrand Koebel, Martin Falk, Francois Laisney; Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, Vol. 21, 2003
Subjects: Asymptotic efficiencies (Statistics)--Research, Cost accounting--Research
...Received May 1999. Revised January 2002. Bertrand KOEBEL Otto-von-Guericke University, D39016 Magdeburg, Germany (koebel@ww.uni-magdeburg.de...
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Unemployment and Pollution: Is One Policy Suited for Two Problems?*
Journal article by Thorsten Bayindir-Upmann, Matthias G. Raith; Economic Record, Vol. 81, 2005
Subjects: Economic development models--Analysis, Pollution--Laws, regulations and rules, Pollution--Models, Unemployment--Laws, regulations and rules, Unemployment--Models
...of Mathematical Economics, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany MATTHIAS G. RAITH Department of Economics, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany * The authors are grateful to two anonymous referees for their helpful and stimulating...
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magazine articles on: Guericke Otto Von  - 2 results

 
 
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Unfolding Knowledge: The Latest Addition to Magdeburg University's Campus Is a New Library with a Generous, Dynamic Interior
Magazine article by Christian Brensing; The Architectural Review, Vol. 215, February 2004
Subjects: Architects--Works, Architecture schools--Education, Libraries--Design and construction, Magdeburg, Germany, Schools of architecture--Education
...Library with a Generous, Dynamic Interior. by Christian Brensing Located on the river Elbe, Magdeburgs Otto von Guericke University is slowly but steadily establishing an enviable collection of contemporary architecture. New work for...
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Polychrome Experiment: Wrapped in a Bold Candy-Striped Skin, This New Research Institute Combines the Rational and Romantic to Stimulate Intercourse between Academia and Industry
Magazine article by Catherine Slessor; The Architectural Review, Vol. 211, January 2002
Subjects: Architectural firms--Products, Sauerbruch Hutton--Products
...institute dedicated to developing, testing and marketing new cladding technologies, the building sits on the edge of the Otto von Guericke University campus. Formerly in the GDR, Magdeburgs social and economic fortunes have languished since reunification...


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encyclopedia articles on: Guericke Otto Von  - 3 results

 
 
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Guericke, Otto Von
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
GUERICKE, OTTO VON o to f n ga rik , 1602 86, German physicist, noted for his study of pneumatics. He carried out his most important researches...
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Magdeburg
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...13th-century cathedral. The city is the birthplace of Otto von Guericke (1602 86), the physicist and inventor of the Magdeburg...the composer G. P. Telemann (1681 1767); and Baron von Steuben (1730 94), the Prussian general who fought in...
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Electricity
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...electricity from the Greek word for amber. As a result, Gilbert is called the father of modern electricity. In 1660 Otto von Guericke invented a crude machine for producing static electricity. It was a ball of sulfur, rotated by a crank with one hand...


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