Kaspar Uttenhofer
Kaspar Uttenhofer (Nuremberg, 1588 - Nuremberg 31 May 1621) was an German astronomer[1][2].
Life
Kaspar Uttenhofer was the seventh son of the second wedding of Georg Uttenhofer, a tailor. His father died on January 9, 1563, leaving the family in good economic conditions. One of his brothers was Anthoni Uttenhofer (1542-1609) an artistis specialized in etching"Caspar Uttenhofer" (in German).</ref>.
We don't know much about his personal life, according to the mathematician Daniel Schwenter"Caspar Uttenhofer" (in German).</ref>, Uttenhofer devoted most of his life to improving his knowledge being a self-taught. He wrote numerous books, the most renowned is probably the "Pes mechanicus" in which the author explain how to easily build a sundial.
He wrote the "Judicium de nupero Cometa astrologico-historicum" after spotting comet (C/1618 W1) in Boötes constellation[3].
Works
- Pes Mechanicus. Oder Werckschuh/ Das ist: Ein gar leuchte Weise/ allerley gemeine Sonnen-Uhren auß einem außgetheilten Werckschuch zu machen Nürnberg: Halbmayer, 1615
- Judicium de nupero Cometa Astrologo Historicum. Kurzer Bericht und Erklärung / Was von dem neuen Cometen / oder geschwentzten Stern / so sich dieses zu endlauffenden 1618. Jars [...]zuhalten. Nürnberg: Simon Halbmayer, 1619
- Uttenhofer, Kaspar (1626). Circinus geometricus zu Teutsch Mess-Circkel (in German). Nürmberg: Simon Halbmayern. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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