Göttingen

[ gœt-ing-uhn ]

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Göttingen

/ ˈɡœtɪŋən /

a city in central Germany, in Lower Saxony: important member of the Hanseatic League (14th century); university, founded in 1734 by George II of England. Pop: 122 883 (2003 est)

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Noether published her famous ring theory paper and other important results in mathematics while she was a lecturer in Göttingen from 1919 to 1933.

Noether stayed in Göttingen anyway and taught courses listed under the name of a male faculty member.

Deyverdun wrote to me from Calais; he will not be fixed till his arrival at Gottingen.

One fine telescope was presented to the University of Gottingen, and Herschel was sent in person to present it.

Thou wast the daughter of my tutor, law professor at the University of Gottingen,niversity of Gottingen.

In 1764 the people of the north suburbs applied to the Governor and Council to call their settlement Gottingen.

It was completed at Gottingen during a residence there of some four or five months.

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