Christoph Arnold
1650–95
German farmer and self-taught astronomer. Built an observatory on the roof of his house near Leipzig. Credited with the discovery of a large comet in 1682.
Source
DBE.
Bibliography
DBE: Deutsche biographische Enzyklopädie. Edited by Walter Killy et al. 12 vols. in 14. Munich: K. G. Saur. 1995–2000.
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