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Jürgen Hamel (born 6 June 1951) is a German
astronomy Astronomy () is a natural science that studies astronomical object, celestial objects and phenomena. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to explain their origin and chronology of the Universe, evolution. Objects of interest ...
historian. His research areas are the history of astronomy in the Middle Ages and the early modern period, the period around 1800, the history of astrophysics, astronomy and cultural history, and the history of astronomical instruments.„Vorgestellt.“
24 January 2002. Auf Leibniz-Sozietät, retrieved 21 March 2021.


Life and career

Hamel was born in
Stralsund Stralsund (; Swedish: ''Strålsund''), officially the Hanseatic City of Stralsund ( German: ''Hansestadt Stralsund''), is the fifth-largest city in the northeastern German federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania after Rostock, Schwerin, ...
. After an apprenticeship as a , he studied philosophy, history and education at the
University of Leipzig Leipzig University (german: Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. The university was founded on 2 Decemb ...
and then worked as a university lecturer at the
University of Rostock The University of Rostock (german: link=no, Universität Rostock) is a public university located in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Founded in 1419, it is the third-oldest university in Germany. It is the oldest university in contine ...
, where he obtained his doctorate in 1982 with a thesis on the early history of astrophysics. From 1978 to 1991, Hamel worked at the
Archenhold Observatory The Archenhold Observatory () was named in honour of Friedrich Simon Archenhold, is an observatory in Berlin-Treptow. It houses the ''Großer Refraktor'' (Great Refractor), which is the longest pointable telescope in the world. It is also called th ...
as a student of Dieter B. Herrmann. In addition to his scientific work, he was involved in popularising astronomy, gave numerous lectures within the framework of the Gesellschaft zur Verbreitung wissenschaftlicher Kenntnisse and was active on the editorial board of the journal ''Astronomy and Astronautics'' published by the
Cultural Association of the GDR The Cultural Association of the GDR (german: Kulturbund der DDR, KB) was a federation of local clubs in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). It formed part of the Socialist Unity Party-led National Front, and sent representatives to the Volksk ...
. From 1990 onwards, Hamel was a contributor to the publication of the Collected Works of
Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus (; pl, Mikołaj Kopernik; gml, Niklas Koppernigk, german: Nikolaus Kopernikus; 19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance polymath, active as a mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic canon, who formulat ...
and Johannes Kepler. In 1996, as part of a scholarship from the , he worked on ''The First German Translation of the Major Astronomical Work of Nicolaus Copernicus 1586''. From 1998 to 2000, he worked at the in Kassel. For many years he lectured on the "History of Astronomy" and the "Introduction to Astronomy" at the University of Koblenz and Landau. On 17 May 2001, Hamel was elected member of the . He is co-founder and co-editor of the publication series ''Acta Historica Astronomiae'',Wolfgang R. Dick, Jürgen Hamel (ed.)
''Acta Historica Astronomiae,''
. At Universitätsverlag Leipzig, retrieved 21 March 2021.
editor-in-chief of the journal ' as well as, since 2019, of the scientific yearbook for the history of Pomerania ''
Baltic Studies The terms Baltic Sea Region, Baltic Rim countries (or simply the Baltic Rim), and the Baltic Sea countries/states refer to slightly different combinations of countries in the general area surrounding the Baltic Sea, mainly in Northern Europe. ...
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Publications (selection)

; Introductions to the history of astronomy * ''Astronomie in alter Zeit.'' (''Archenhold-Sternwarte Berlin-Treptow. Vorträge und Schriften.'' 60). 2nd ed. edition. Berlin-Treptow 1981. * Bearbeitung der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe von Angel Bonov: ''Sternbilder, Sternsagen: Mythen und Legenden um Sternbilder.'' Übers. aus dem Bulgarischen von Leo Korniljew. 2nd edition. Leipzig/ Jena/ Berlin 1986, . * ''Astronomiegeschichte in Quellentexten. Von Hesiod bis Hubble.'' , 1996, . * ''Geschichte der Astronomie. Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart.''
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, Basel/ Boston/ Berlin 1998, . 2nd edition. Kosmos-Franckh, Stuttgart 2002, . * ''
History of astronomy Astronomy is the oldest of the natural sciences, dating back to antiquity, with its origins in the religious, mythological, cosmological, calendrical, and astrological beliefs and practices of prehistory: vestiges of these are still found i ...
. In Texten von Hesiod bis Hubble.'' 2. erw. Auflage. Magnus Verlag, Essen 2004, . * ''Meilensteine der Astronomie. Von Aristoteles bis Hawking.''
Kosmos The cosmos (, ) is another name for the Universe. Using the word ''cosmos'' implies viewing the universe as a complex and orderly system or entity. The cosmos, and understandings of the reasons for its existence and significance, are studied in ...
, 2006, . ; Biographies and special topics * ''Zur Entstehungs- und Wirkungsgeschichte der Kantschen Kosmogonie.'' (Communications of the Archenhold-Sternwarte. 130). Berlin-Treptow 1979. * ''
Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner (8 November 1834, Berlin25 April 1882, Leipzig) was a German astrophysicist who studied optical illusions. He was also an early psychical investigator. Biography From 1872 he held the chair of astrophysics at Leip ...
. Versuch einer Analyse seiner philosophischen Position'' (Communications of the Archenhold-Sternwarte. 129). Berlin-Treptow 1977. * '' Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel'' (''.'' 67). BSB Teubner Verlagsgesellschaft, Leipzig, 1984 * ''
Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel Frederick William Herschel (; german: Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel; 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German-born British astronomer and composer. He frequently collaborated with his younger sister and fellow astronomer Caroline ...
'' (''Biographien hervorragender Naturwissenschaftler, Techniker und Mediziner.'' 89). BSB Teubner Verlagsgesellschaft, Leipzig, 1988, . * ''
Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus (; pl, Mikołaj Kopernik; gml, Niklas Koppernigk, german: Nikolaus Kopernikus; 19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance polymath, active as a mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic canon, who formulat ...
. Leben, Werk und Wirkung''. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg/ Berlin/ Oxford 1994, . * ''Die astronomischen Forschungen in Kassel unter William IV. Mit einer wissenschaftlichen Teiledition der Übersetzung des Hauptwerkes von Copernicus 1586.'' (''Acta Historica Astronomiae.'' 2). 2nd corrected edition.
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, Thun/ Frankfurt, 1998, . * Jürgen Hamel, Eberhard Knobloch, Herbert Pieper (ed.): ''
Alexander von Humboldt Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 17696 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. He was the younger brother of the Prussian minister, ...
in Berlin. Sein Einfluß auf die Entwicklung der Wissenschaften''. (''Algorismus. Studien zur Geschichte der Mathematik und der Naturwissenschaften.'' 41). Augsburg 2003. * Jürgen Hamel (ed.): ''Wissenschaftliches Kolloquium zum 75. Geburtstag von
Hans-Jürgen Treder Hans-Jürgen Treder (born 4 September 1928 in Berlin; died 18 November 2006 in Potsdam) was a German theoretical physicist and in the GDR, specializing in general relativity (and its extensions), astrophysics, and cosmology. He also had an inte ...
''. (Sitzungsberichte der Leibniz-Sozietät), trafo, Berlin 2003 * '' Herrmann, Dieter B.'' In ''Wer war wer in der DDR?'' 5th edition. Vol. 1. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, . * '' Wattenberg, Diedrich.'' In ''Wer war wer in der DDR?'' 5th edition. Vol. 2. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, . * ''Ein Beitrag zur Familiengeschichte von
Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel Frederick William Herschel (; german: Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel; 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German-born British astronomer and composer. He frequently collaborated with his younger sister and fellow astronomer Caroline ...
. Nach den Quellen bearbeitete Stammreihe des Astronomen''. In Mitteilungen der Gauss Gesellschaft 26 (1989), (Mitteilungen der Archenhold-Sternwarte; 164). * ''Meisterwerk der Kartografie. Die Lubinsche Pommernkarte von 1618''. (Schriften des STRALSUND MUSEUM, Bd. 3), Stralsund 2018, . ; Classics Studies * as collaborator: ''Bibliographia Kepleriana. Verzeichnis der gedruckten Schriften von und über Johannes Kepler. Ergänzungsband zur zweiten Auflage.'' Munich 1998, . * with Klaus Harro Tiemann und Martin Pape (ed.): ''Die Kosmosvorträge 1827/28 in der Berliner Singakademie.''
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, Frankfurt/ Leipzig 2004 * with Miguel A. Granada and : '' Christoph Rothmann's Handbuch der Astronomie von 1589''. Verlag Harri Deutsch, 2003, . * with Thomas Posch (ed.): ''
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium ''De revolutionibus orbium coelestium'' (English translation: ''On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres'') is the seminal work on the heliocentric theory of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) of the Polish Renaissance. The boo ...
''. (''
Ostwalds Klassiker der exakten Wissenschaften Ostwalds Klassiker der exakten Wissenschaften (English: Ostwald's classics of the exact sciences) is a German book series that contains important original works from all areas of natural sciences. It was founded in 1889 by the physical chemist Wi ...
.'' 300). Harri Deutsch Verlag, Frankfurt, 2008, . * as editor: ''Über den Bau des Himmels. Abhandlungen über die Struktur des Universums und die Entwicklung der Himmelskörper 1784–1814 von Wilhelm Herschel''. (
Ostwalds Klassiker der exakten Wissenschaften Ostwalds Klassiker der exakten Wissenschaften (English: Ostwald's classics of the exact sciences) is a German book series that contains important original works from all areas of natural sciences. It was founded in 1889 by the physical chemist Wi ...
.'' 288). Harri Deutsch Verlag, Frankfurt, 2001, . * ''Nachwort.''
Immanuel Kant Immanuel Kant (, , ; 22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804) was a German philosopher and one of the central Enlightenment thinkers. Born in Königsberg, Kant's comprehensive and systematic works in epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and aes ...
: '' Allgemeine Naturgeschichte und Theorie des Himmels.'' (''
Ostwalds Klassiker der exakten Wissenschaften Ostwalds Klassiker der exakten Wissenschaften (English: Ostwald's classics of the exact sciences) is a German book series that contains important original works from all areas of natural sciences. It was founded in 1889 by the physical chemist Wi ...
.'' 12). Frankfurt, 2005, . * (ed.): ''
Nicolaus Copernicus Gesamtausgabe The ''Nicolaus-Copernicus-Gesamtausgabe'' (''Nicolaus Copernicus Complete Edition'') is a comprehensive, commented collection of works by, about, and related to Nicolaus Copernicus. The ''Gesamtausgabe'' includes Copernicus's surviving manuscripts ...
.'' Vol. III/3: ''De Revolutionibus. Die erste deutsche Übersetzung in der Grazer Handschrift. Kritische Edition.'' bearb. von Andreas Kühne, Jürgen Hamel.
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, Berlin 2007, . * ''Die Himmelsvermessung des
Johann Bayer Johann Bayer (1572 – 7 March 1625) was a German lawyer and uranographer (celestial cartographer). He was born in Rain, Lower Bavaria, in 1572. At twenty, in 1592 he began his study of philosophy and law at the University of Ingolstadt, ...
.'' (Begleitbuch zur ''
Uranometria ''Uranometria'' is a star atlas produced by Johann Bayer. It was published in Augsburg in 1603 by Christoph Mangle (''Christophorus Mangus'') under the full title ''Uranometria: omnium asterismorum continens schemata, nova methodo delineata, a ...
''). Gerchsheim 2010, . * ''Studien zur "Sphaera" des
Johannes de Sacrobosco Johannes de Sacrobosco, also written Ioannes de Sacro Bosco, later called John of Holywood or John of Holybush ( 1195 – 1256), was a scholar, monk, and astronomer who taught at the University of Paris. He wrote a short introduction to the Hi ...
.'' ('Acta Historica Astronomiae.'' 51). Leipzig 2014 *
Peter Apian Petrus Apianus (April 16, 1495 – April 21, 1552), also known as Peter Apian, Peter Bennewitz, and Peter Bienewitz, was a German humanist, known for his works in mathematics, astronomy and cartography. His work on " cosmography", the field tha ...
: ''Instrument Buch''. Reprint der Originalausgabe Ingolstadt 1533. Edited with a foreword by Jürgen Hamel. Reprintverlag, Leipzig 1990. ; Criticisms of astrology * ''
Astrology Astrology is a range of divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that claim to discern information about human affairs and terrestrial events by studying the apparent positions of celestial objects. Di ...
– Tochter der Astronomie?'' (''.'' 85). 2nd edition. Urania Verlag, Leipzig/ Jena/ Berlin 1987, . * ''Astrologie – Tochter der Astronomie?'' (''Spektrum des Wissens.'' 3426). Moewig, Rastatt 1989, . * ''Begriffe der Astrologie. Von Abendstern bis Zwillingsproblem.'' Harri Deutsch Verlag, Frankfurt, 2010, .


References


Further reading

* Wolfgang R. Dick, Dietmar Fürst (ed.): ''Lebensläufe und Himmelsbahnen. Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstag von Jürgen Hamel.'' (''Acta Historica Astronomiae.'' Vol. 52). Leipzig 2014, .


External links


Dr. Jürgen Hamel
@art-und-friedrich.de
''Bibliographie der astronomischen Literatur bis 1700.''
bearb. von Jürgen Hamel, Förderverein der Archenhold-Sternwarte und des Zeiss-Großplanetariums Berlin

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