Otto von Littrow and his spectrograph
- Author(s)
- Franz Kerschbaum, Isolde Müller
- Abstract
This article sketches the short life and major accomplishments of the lesser known Littrow, namely Otto, the son of Karl Ludwig von Littrow and grand-son of Joseph Johann von Littrow, both famous directors of the Vienna Observatory during the 19th century. It turns out that his major accomplishment, a new spectrograph design is still quite relevant today.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Astrophysics
- Journal
- Astronomische Nachrichten
- Volume
- 330
- ISSN
- 0004-6337
- Publication date
- 2009
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 107003 History of natural sciences, 103003 Astronomy
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/952f29ed-a059-4d33-b1b7-71aff736bf60