On “Johann von Lamont: A pioneer in geomagnetism”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832).

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wunde am 28.August 1749 als Sohn einer wohlhabenden Patrizierfamilie geboren. Im Alter von 16 Jahren nahm Goethe ein Jurastudium in Leipzig auf, neben der Juristerei hörte er auch Vorlesungen über Poesie und lernte Radieren und Kupferstechen bei Adam Friedrich Oeser. Nach einer schweren Krise nahm er sein abgebrochenes Studium in Straßburg wieder auf. Neben dem Jurast...

Johann Baptist von Schweitzer: the queer Marx loved to hate.

Despite his conviction on a morals charge involving a boy, the early German Social Democrat Johann Baptist von Schweitzer went on to have a successful political career. His life furnishes the context to present remarks by his political opponents Marx and Engels, which reveal their deep-seated homophobia. It is pointed out that this has been glossed over by the translations of the recently publi...

Geomagnetism: Theories of since 1900

A definitive history of geomagnetism is yet to be written, but brief accounts have appeared in various publications. The story up to 1940 has been summarized (Chapman and Bartels, pp. 898-936). Perhaps the most complete account is by David R. Barraclough (pp. 584-592). Brief accounts have also been given by Stuart Malin (in Jacobs, ed., Geomagnetism, 1: 1-50), and others (Multhauf and Good, pp....

a study on rate making and required reserves determination in reinsurance market: a simulation

reinsurance is widely recognized as an important instrument in the capital management of an insurance company as well as its risk management tool. this thesis is intended to determine premium rates for different types of reinsurance policies. also, given the fact that the reinsurance coverage of every company depends upon its reserves, so different types of reserves and the method of their calc...

Lamont geological observatory.