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Astro Walk Bremen
a guided tour in the footsteps
of European Astronomers
About the project
Bremen has become a centre for astronomy due to Wilhelm Olbers and the European astronomers of his day. The present day diversity within Bremen’s scientific community, with colleges, research establishments and the important aerospace industry is due, not least, to this 200 year tradition. The accolade of City of Science 2005 was the prelude to a development that will make science accessible to all those interested. Together with projects in other German cities, like an Astro Walk Kassel, and in other European cities like an Astro Walk Tartu (Estonia), the Astro Walk Bremen, a city tour on the trail of European astronomers, has the aim of connecting the history of astronomy to present day activities. I wish all those who go on the Astro Walk Bremen, much enjoyment and an interesting time on your journey of discovery.
Carsten Sieling, Mayor, President of the Senate of the Free Hanseatic City of BremenTogether with projects in other German cities, such as the Astro Walk Kassel, and in other European cities such as the Astro Walk Istanbul (Turkey), the Astro Walk Bremen, a city tour on the trail of European astronomers, has the aim of connecting the history of astronomy to present day activities in science and culture.
Lieselotte Pézsa, initiator and project manager
Significant Astronomers
Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543)
Frauenburg – Polish/German astronomer, mathematician, heliocentic cosmic system
Tycho Brahe (1546-1601)
Island Hven – Kassel – Prag – Danish astronomer – calculations of the path in cosmos, construction of instruments
Galileo Galilei (1564–1642)
Padua – Italien physicist – mathematician- earliest telescopes
Johannes Kepler (1571–1630)
Prag – German astronomer, mathematician, calculation of the path of planets
Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687)
Danzig – cartography of the moon, observations of comets
Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625-1712)
French astronomer and mathematician, Italian born
Sir Isaac Newton (1643–1727)
Cambridge – English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, initiator of the classic theoretic physics
Johann Hieronymus Schroeter (1745–1816)
Lilienthal – Legal administrator, astronomer, observations of planets and the moon, construction of telescopes, initiator of the Lilienthal Observatory
Wilhelm (William) Herschel (1738–1822)
Hannover – Bath/Slough, astronomer, German born
Caroline Herschel (1750–1848)
Hannover – astronomer, German born and sister of W. Herschel, discovery of comets
Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers (1758–1840)
Bremen - physician and astronomer, planetoids and comets, Olbers' Paradox
Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859)
Berlin – Natural scientist, one of the initiators of physical and botanical geography and national geography
Carl-Friedrich Gauß (1777-1855)
Göttingen – astronomer, mathematician, physicist and land surveyor, calculation of the path of planetoids
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784–1846)
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784-1846): Königsberg - German born, astronomer, mathematician, calculation of the distance of a fixed star
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve (1793–1864)
Tartu (Dorpat) and Pulkovo, German born, astronomer, mathematician, land surveyor
Karl Schwarzschild (1873–1916)
Berlin – German astronomer, initiator of modern astrophysics
Sponsors and promoters
Contact and feedback
We look forward to receiving your feedback
- Lieselotte Pézsa
- Phone: +49 152 07890899
- Mail: mail@astro-walk.com