Johann Silberschlag

Johann Esaias Silberschlag (16 November 1721 – 22 November 1791) was a German Lutheran pastor (1753-1766) and natural scientist from Aschersleben, Principality of Halberstadt

Johann Esaias Silberschlag.

In 1760, he became an external member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin, Privy Councillor in the newly founded Office for Public Works, Section of Mechanical Engineering and Hydraulic Engineering. In 1780 Silberschlag observed and described the Brocken bow (also called Brocken spectre). In his book Geonetics or Explanation of the Mosaic Creation according to Physical and Mathematical Foundations (Geogonie oder Erklärung der mosaischen Erderschaffung nach physikalischen und mathematischen Grundlagen) he tried to reconcile theology and science. The lunar crater Silberschlag is named after him.

Sources

Silberschlag, Johann Esaias. 1788. Mein Lebenslauf zur Nachricht für meine Familie und Freunde. Berlin: Johann Karl Franz Eisfeld. Silberschlag, Hans. Wie der Name Silberschlag auf den Mond kam. Stadt und Geschichte. Zeitschrift für Erfurt, Nr. 11 (2/2001) Tschackert, Paul, „Silberschlag, Johann Esaias“, in: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie 34 (1892), S. 314-316 [Onlinefassung]; URL: http://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd115360166.html?anchor=adb

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.