Johann Tobias Bürg
Encyclopedia
Johann Tobias Bürg was an Austria
n astronomer
.
Born in Vienna
, Bürg worked as a professor and astronomer in Klagenfurt
, in Carinthia
. He subsequently worked as astronomical assistant at the observatory at Vienna from 1792 until he retired in 1813.
He published some astronomical tables on the Moon
that were praised for their accuracy. For these astronomical tables, Bürg was made a member of the French
Academie des Sciences. He died at Wiesenau
, near Klagenfurt.
The crater Bürg
on the Moon is named after him. Johann Heinrich von Mädler
honored Burg with this naming in 1834.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n astronomer
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
.
Born in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, Bürg worked as a professor and astronomer in Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt
-Name:Carinthia's eminent linguists Primus Lessiak and Eberhard Kranzmayer assumed that the city's name, which literally translates as "ford of lament" or "ford of complaints", had something to do with the superstitious thought that fateful fairies or demons tend to live around treacherous waters...
, in Carinthia
Carinthia (state)
Carinthia is the southernmost Austrian state or Land. Situated within the Eastern Alps it is chiefly noted for its mountains and lakes.The main language is German. Its regional dialects belong to the Southern Austro-Bavarian group...
. He subsequently worked as astronomical assistant at the observatory at Vienna from 1792 until he retired in 1813.
He published some astronomical tables on the Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
that were praised for their accuracy. For these astronomical tables, Bürg was made a member of the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Academie des Sciences. He died at Wiesenau
Wiesenau
Wiesenau is a municipality in the Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg, Germany....
, near Klagenfurt.
The crater Bürg
Bürg (crater)
Bürg is a prominent lunar impact crater in the northeast part of the Moon. It lies within the lava-flooded, ruined crater formation designated Lacus Mortis. To the south and southeast is the crater pair Plana and Mason. To the west, beyond the rim of Lacus Mortis, is the prominent crater...
on the Moon is named after him. Johann Heinrich von Mädler
Johann Heinrich von Mädler
Johann Heinrich von Mädler was a German astronomer.He was orphaned at age 19 by an outbreak of typhus, and found himself responsible for raising three younger sisters...
honored Burg with this naming in 1834.