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Ansbach
Stadt Ansbach
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Karl-Burkhardt-Platz (kleinen Schloßplatz)

Simon Marius

Gunzenhausen 1573 - Ansbach 1624
German astronomer, discoverer of four moons of Jupiter
(Wikipedia)

Friedrich Schelle
1991

Description

The monument consists of three elements:

A depiction of Jupiter with four moons.
The head of Marius while observing the sky in December 1609.
An bronze open book with text and a telescope.

Inscription(s)

simon
marivs
markgräflich
brandenbur
gischer hofma
thematikus
astronom und
arzt geb. 1573
in gunzenhau-
sen gest. 1624
in ansbach

entdeckte im jre
1609 4 monde
des planeten
jupiter
im jahre 1614
erschien sein
hauptwerk
mvndvs
iovialis
die welt des
jupiter ♃

Information Sign

gestiftet
LIONS-CLUB
ANSBACH
1991

Sculptor

Friedrich Schelle (1949), German sculptor from München.

Sources & Information

ProCity Ansbach, Virtueller Stadtrundgang Ansbach.

Locatie (N 49°18'7" - E 10°34'32") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deby271; Photograph: 29 September 2011
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