Christian Ludwig Gerling
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| Christian Gerling | |
 Christian Ludwig Gerling (1788-1864)
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| Born | 1788 Germany |
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| Died | 1864 Germany |
| Residence |  Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Fields | Physicist and astronomer |
| Institutions | University of Marburg |
| Alma mater | University of Gottingen |
| Doctoral advisor | Carl Friedrich Gauss |
| Doctoral students | Julius Plücker |
| Known for | Geodetic triangulations |
Christian Ludwig Gerling (1788-1864) studied under Carl Friedrich Gauss, obtaining his doctorate in 1812 for a thesis entitled: Methodi proiectionis orthographicae usum ad calculos parallacticos facilitandos explicavit simulque eclipsin solarem die, at the University of Gottingen. He is notable for his work on geodetics and in 1927 some 60 letters of correspondence between Gerling and Gauss on the topic were published. He is also notable as the doctoral advisor of Julius Plucker.
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- Schaeffer C, ed. Briefwechsel zwischen Carl Friedrich Gauss und Christian Ludwig Gerling. Berlin, Otto Elsner; 1927 (reviewed DE Smith (1928) Bull Am Math Soc 34: 665-666)
