Singh, Bismark (2021) A large controversy from a small town: Johann Georg von Soldner of Feuchtwangen. Mathematical Intelligencer, 44 (1), 39-43. (doi:10.1007/s00283-021-10138-x).
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Georgenhof is an almost unknown village that borders the small Bavarian town of Feuchtwangen. This village has the distinction of being the birthplace of Johann Georg von Soldner, a man of diverse scientific talents in mathematics, astronomy, physics, and geodesy.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 24 November 2021
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I thank Wolfgang Volk for his assistance in a few explanations and the translation of Figure 3. I thank Katja Holzner for pointing out reference [14 ]. Any errors are my responsibility.
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