His Written
Work:
Magnetischer Verein Journal- a newspaper informing the public about magnetic currents
Magnetischer Verein Atlas- a mapping of
earth’s magnetic currents
Intensitas vis
Magneticae Terrestris ad Mensuram Absolutam Revocata- paper surrounding the definition
of terrestrial magnetism
Allgemeine Theorie des
Erdmagnetismus- paper about the measuring schemes for magnetic force
Allgemeine Lehrsätze
in Beziehung auf die im Verkehrten Verhältnisse des Quadrats der Entfernung
wirkenden Anziehungs- und Abstossungskräfte- paper about advanced measuring
schemes for magnetic force
Disquisitiones Generales Circa Superficies Curva- paper discussing
different dimensional planes and linear algebra
Untersuchungen Über Gegenstände der Höheren Geodäsie-
book surrounding overall magnetism
Theoria Attractionis- book surrounding specific aspects of magnetism
Disquisitiones Generales Circa Seriem
Infinitam- paper that focuses on hyper geometric functions
Methodus Nova Integralium Valores per
Approximationem Inveniendi- paper explaining approximate integration
Theoria Attractionis Corporum
Sphaeroidicorum Ellipticorum Homogeneorum Methodus Nova Tractata- book
discussing potential theory
Theoria Motus Corporum Coelestium in
Sectionibus Solem Ambientium- a chaptered book describing differential
equations, conic sections, elliptic
orbits and teaching how to refine the estimation on a
planet's orbit
Disquisitiones Arithmeticae- a piece
proving and disproving geometrical factors
Inventions/Proofs:
Telegraphic Device- a machine that
could broadcast signals up to 5,000 feet in distance
Hanover Geodesic Survey- mapping of the geographical state of Hanover,
Germany
Discovery of Kirchhoff's laws (law about electric
circuits and voltage usage)
Assistance in the European Geodesic Grid- mapping of the geographical
state of Europe
Heliotrope- device that uses mirrors and a telescope to redirect the
sun’s rays to pinpoint chosen locations
Found Proof That a Non-Euclidean Geometry
Can Exist
Gottingen University Observatory- built
this famous observatory in Gottingen, Germany
Construction
Of a Regular 17-gon- drawing a regular 17-gon using simply a compass and a
ruler
Improvements and Re-Discoveries:
Re-discovery of Bode's
Law (an empirical rule given the estimated distance from a planet to the
sun)
Re-discovery of the binomial theorem
Re-discovery of the arithmetic-geometric mean
Re-discovery of the quadratic reciprocity
Re-discovery of the prime number theorem
Improvement
of the Least Squares Approximation Method (to predict a planet’s orbit)
Polished the fundamental theorem of
algebra.
His fields:
Classical Languages
Economics
Business Informatics
World History
Geometry
Algebra
Geodesy
Astronomy
Geography
Civil Engineering
Architecture
His Major Awards:
Copley Medal
Golden Jubilee Award
Copenhagen University
Award
Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize
(an award named after him)
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