Joseph Stepling was a Bohemian Jesuit priest, astronomer, physicist and mathematician, born in Regensburg on 29 June 1716 and dead on 11 July 1778. He founded the Clementinum Observatory in Prague in 1751 and fitted it with the best instruments available in that period, some made by Jan Klein; the earliest instrumental meteorological observations in central Europe were made at this observatory. The minor planet 6540 Stepling is named in his honour. His father came from Westphalia and worked at the Imperial Embassy at Ratisbon, and after his father died his mother moved to her home in Prague. He attended the local Jesuit school and joined the order in 1733. He took an interest in mathematics and astronomy from the teachings of Father Sykora.
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Joseph Stepling (29 June 1716 – 11 July 1778) was a Bohemian Jesuit priest, astronomer, physicist, and mathematician.
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Joseph Stepling (29 June 1716-11 July 1778) was a Bohemian Jesuit priest, astronomer, physicist, and mathematician.
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Joseph Stepling (29 June 1716-11 July 1778) was a Bohemian Jesuit priest, astronomer, physicist, and mathematician.
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The minor planet 6540 Stepling is named in his honour.
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