Johannes Gutenberg / Gutenberg (crater) — Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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N 50° 06.738 E 008° 40.586
32U E 476864 N 5551166
Johannes Gutenberg (c. 1400 - 1468) was a German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer and publisher who introduced printing to Europe with the printing press / Gutenberg is a lunar impact crater that lies along the west edge of Mare Fecunditatis
Waymark Code: WMXHQ6
Location: Hessen, Germany
Date Posted: 01/16/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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Das in den Jahren 1854 bis 1858 entstandene Johannes-Gutenberg-Denkmal steht dem Roßmarkt in Frankfurt am Main und gehört zu den Hauptwerken des Bildhauers Eduard Schmidt von der Launitz. Es wurde als erste Großplastik in der damals neuen, von dem Frankfurter Physiker Rudolf Christian Boettger entwickelten Technik der Galvanoplastik ausgeführt.

Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg (* um 1400 in Mainz; † Februar 1468 ebenda), war ein deutscher Schmied, Goldschmied, Erfinder, Drucker und Verleger und gilt als Erfinder des modernen Buchdrucks mit beweglichen Metalllettern und der Druckerpresse.

Gutenberg ist ein Einschlagkrater auf dem Mond. Er liegt am westlichen Rand von Mare Fecunditatis im östlichen Teil des sichtbaren Mondes. Sein Durchmesser beträgt 70 km, seine Tiefe 2,3 km.

The Johannes Gutenberg monument at the Roßmarkt in Frankfurt am Main originated in the years 1854 to 1858 is one of the major works of the sculptor Eduard Schmidt von der Launitz. It was the first large-scale sculpture performed in the then new technique of electroplating developed by the Frankfurt physicist Rudolf Christian Boettger.

Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg (* around 1400 in Mainz; † February 1468 ibid) was a German blacksmith, goldsmith, inventor, printer, and publisher and is considered the inventor of modern printing with mechanical movable type printing and the printing press.

Gutenberg is a impact crater on the moon. It is located on the western edge of Mare Fecunditatis in the eastern part of the visible moon. Its diameter is 70 km, its depth 2.3 km.

Quelle / source: Kulturamt Frankfurt am Main / Referat Bildende Kunst, wikipedia (Gutenberg), IAU/USGS-Database

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