Karl Ludwig Harding

Karl Ludwig Harding
Karl Ludwig Harding
Born	September 29, 1765
Died	August 31, 1834 (aged 68)
Education	University of Göttingen
Known for	3 Juno, astronomical discoveries
Awards	Fellow of the Royal Society ; Lalande Prize

Karl Ludwig Harding (September 29, 1765 – August 31, 1834) was a German astronomer, who discovered 3 Juno, the third asteroid of the main-belt in 1804.[2][3] The lunar crater Harding and the asteroid 2003 Harding are named in his honor.[4]

**Minor planets discovered: 1** [1]
3 Juno	September 1, 1804	MPC

Harding was born in Lauenburg. From 1786–89, he was educated at the University of Göttingen, where he studied theology, mathematics, and physics.[3] In 1796 Johann Hieronymus Schröter hired Harding as a tutor for his son. Schröter was an enthusiastic astronomer, and Harding was soon appointed observer and inspector in his observatory.

In 1804, Harding discovered Juno at Schröter's observatory. In the same year he was appointed professor of astronomy in Göttingen and left Lilienthal, where his successor became Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel.

In addition to Juno, he discovered three comets and the variable stars R Virginis, R Aquarii, R Serpentis and S Serpentis.[5]

He also published:[2]

Atlas novus coelestis (1808–1823; re-edited by Jahn, 1856) which catalogued 120,000 stars
Kleine astronomische Ephemeriden (edited with Wiessen, 1830–35)
the fifteenth in the series of Sternkarten of the Berlin Academy's publications (1830)

References

"Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. May 23, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Harding, Karl Ludwig" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(2003) Harding". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2003) Harding. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 162. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2004. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
Zsoldos, E. (1994). "Three Early Variable Star Catalogues". Journal for the History of Astronomy. 25 (2): 92–98. Bibcode:1994JHA....25...92Z. doi:10.1177/002182869402500202.

Karl Christian Bruhns (1879), "Harding, Karl Ludwig", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), 10, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 593–594
Willy Jahn (1966), "Harding, Karl Ludwig", Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB) (in German), 7, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 666–667; (full text online)
N. N.: Biographical notice of Professor Harding. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 3 (1835), S. 86 (Nachruf, englisch)

External links

Publications by K. L. Harding in Astrophysics Data System

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[MPC-Discoverers-1] "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. May 23, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.

[NIE-2] Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Harding, Karl Ludwig" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.

[BEoA-3] Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved June 19, 2016.

[springer-Harding-4] Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(2003) Harding". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2003) Harding. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 162. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2004. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.

[Zsoldos1994-5] Zsoldos, E. (1994). "Three Early Variable Star Catalogues". Journal for the History of Astronomy. 25 (2): 92–98. Bibcode:1994JHA....25...92Z. doi:10.1177/002182869402500202.