Adolph Gottfried Kinau
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Adolph Gottfried Kinau (January 4, 1814 – January 9, 1888) was a German
Protestant minister and astronomer
.
Born in Aschersleben
into a family of ministers and teachers, he studied theology in Halle
and Magdeburg
from 1833 to 1840. Until 1851, he had several appointments as teacher. Till 1861 he was minister in Rohr
in Thuringia
. Until his death he was minister at the Kreuzkirche in Suhl
, Thuringia. He had several offices in charity and school system.
Kinau was known as selenographer
who had specialised in lunar rills
. In 1847 he discovered six lunar rilles and continued to make lunar drawings all his life. The lunar crater Kinau
is named after him.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Protestant minister and astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
.
Born in Aschersleben
Aschersleben
Aschersleben is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approx. 22 km east of Quedlinburg, and 45 km northwest of Halle .-Pre-20th century:...
into a family of ministers and teachers, he studied theology in Halle
University of Halle-Wittenberg
The Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg , also referred to as MLU, is a public, research-oriented university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg within Saxony-Anhalt, Germany...
and Magdeburg
Magdeburg
Magdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....
from 1833 to 1840. Until 1851, he had several appointments as teacher. Till 1861 he was minister in Rohr
Rohr, Thuringia
Rohr is a municipality in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district in Thuringia.-History:Rohr was first mentioned in 815. A Benedictine monastery was established in the 9th century and a Carolingian church, St. Michaels, was built. The monastery lasted for about 100 years but the church survives...
in Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
. Until his death he was minister at the Kreuzkirche in Suhl
Suhl
- Geography :Suhl sits on the south edge of the Suhler Scholle, an upthrust granite complex that is streaked by numerous dikes. This is part of the Ruhla-Schleusingen Horst that defines the southwest side of the Thuringian Forest...
, Thuringia. He had several offices in charity and school system.
Kinau was known as selenographer
Selenography
Selenography is the study of the surface and physical features of the Moon. Historically, the principal concern of selenographists was the mapping and naming of the lunar maria, craters, mountain ranges, and other various features...
who had specialised in lunar rills
Rille
Rille is typically used to describe any of the long, narrow depressions in the lunar surface that resemble channels. Typically a rille can be up to several kilometers wide and hundreds of kilometers in length...
. In 1847 he discovered six lunar rilles and continued to make lunar drawings all his life. The lunar crater Kinau
Kinau (crater)
Kinau is a small, eroded lunar crater that is located in the low southern latitudes of the Moon. It lies to the southeast of the crater Jacobi, and about equally far to the north-northwest of Pentland. It is 42 kilometers in diameter and two kilometers deep...
is named after him.