569 



Rantzaa 



RaacMg. 



(0 



ruler, ao instrumenl to assist in the graphic 

 representalion of tbe place ofa gravitating pro- 

 jectile in fn elliptic orbit (Phil. Mag. Ser. III, 

 Vol. XXXVII, 1850). On Laplaee's Iheory of 

 sound (11'. Ser. IV, Vol. I, 1851 and II, 1852;. 

 On Poiuson'8 invefctjgation on the theory of 

 sound flh 1, 1850- On Ihe vibraliori of plane 

 polariz(d liLilit (Ib. id ). On the law of the com- 

 pressibilily of water (Ib. id.). On the causes 

 of the cxcess of the mean temperature of ri- 

 ver» r.lxtve thal of the atmosphere (Ib. IV, 

 1852] On Ibe reconcentralion of the mecha- 

 iiiciii (Mier^y of the universe ;Ib. id.). On the 

 non-p<jlarization of the aurora boiealis (Ib. id.). 

 On Uic mechanical elTect of heat and of che- 

 mif.al lorccs (Ib. V, 1853). On the General law 

 of the transfornriation of energy (Ib. id.). Ou 

 Ibe mechanical theory of heat ilb. id.) . Gene- 

 ral View of an osciUatory theory of light (Ib. 



VI, 1853). On a proposed barometrical pen- 

 dulum for tbe registration of the mean atmo- 

 spheric pressure during long periods of time 

 (Ib. id.). On tbe mechanical action of heat (Ib. 



VII, 1854). On tbe expansion of certain sub- 

 stances by cold (Ib. VIII, 1854). On some si- 

 multaneous observations of rain-fall at difTe- 

 rent points on the same mountain-range (Ib. 

 id.). On formuiae for the maximum pressure 

 and latent heat of vapours (Ib. id.). On pres- 

 sure of salurated vapours (Ib. X, 1855;. On 

 the hypothesis of molecular vortices or cen- 

 trifugal theory of eiasticity (Ib. id.). On the 

 principle of isorrhopic axes in statics (Ib. id.). 

 Oo the heat as the äquivalent of work (Ib. XII, 

 1856). On the resistance of ship(ib. XVI, 1858). 

 On the conservation of energy (Ib. XVII, 1859;. 

 On the density of steam [Ib. XVIII, 1S59;. — 

 Notizen in d. Reports of Ihe British Association. 



Rantzaa (Ranzau, Ranzow) , Hein- 

 rich, Graf von. — Herr von Breitenburg, 

 Drachetibury, Raiizowsliolm u.sw. in Hol- 

 stein. Stalthalter von Schleswig-Holstein 

 (Wd) (MCL), 



geb. 132 6, März II, Sleinburg, Holst., 

 gest. 1599, Jcin. f, ßreileiiburg bei 

 Itzehoe. * 

 Gatalogus iniperatorum, regum et principum, 

 qui artem aslrologicain ainariiiit, oriiarunt et 

 exercuerunl etc., 14'-, .^nlverp. 1580. D"cum 

 Tract. de annis climatericis et periodis impe- 

 riorum, 4", Lips. 15X4. Aoroscopocrapliia, 4", 

 Argentorat. 1585. AstrolOLiia et certitudo hu- 

 jus scientiae, 8", Colon. 15S5. Calendniiuni 

 ßunzoviannrn astrononiinun et ccclesia.sticuni 

 anni 1592, 4", Lips. i:i92. Diarium s. Caleti- 

 darium Homanum, oecdnomicum, ccclcsiasfi- 

 curii, astronomicnm et lere peipeluum etc., 

 4", Vileb. 1593. 'Iractatus astroloi-'i-^us de pc- 

 nefhliacoruni lluMiiatuni judiciis, 8", l'iancof. 

 IGüO. 



• t'est. 1.VI8, J:in. I (/). 



Rapcr, Malt li f w. — E.sqiiire zu Thor- 

 Icy i]..ll in IK>rlfon!sliin>. Milgl. cl. Roy. 

 Society seil I75i (Th) •I'>(JE , 



geb. 1742, Sept. 24, ..., gest. 1778, ... 

 Inquiry into Ihe measurement of the roman 

 foot (Phil. Ir. 1761). Remarks on a passage 

 of the Editor of the Connaissance des niouve- 

 rnents Celestes pour l'annö 1762 (Ib. 1762). 

 Observation on the solar eclipse 1 Apr. 1764 

 alThorley Hall (Ib. 1764). 



Raphson, Joseph. — Milgl. d. Roy. 

 Society seit 1098 fA), 



geb. . . ., sest. 1715 oder 17 16, . . . 

 Analysis aequalionum universalis s. Metho- 

 dus ad resolvendas aequaliones algebraicas 

 elc, 4°, Lond. 1697. The history of tluxions 

 etc., 4°, Ib. 1717. 



Rappold (Rappolt), Wilhelna Gott- 

 lieb. — Prof. d. Mathematik (177 4) u. Bi- 

 bliothekar (1777j an d. hohen Karlsschule 

 in Stuttgart, seil 1793 Prof. d. Mathematik 

 am Gymn. daselbst (M.W) [Hgj (Grd;, 



geb. 17 48, Aug. 19, Brakenheim, Wür- 

 temberg, 



gest. 1808, Dec. 21, 



Dilncidationes analyseos finitorum Kaestne- 

 rianae, 4", TubiOi;. 1768. De variationibus 

 barometricis, 4°, .stutl^:. 1775. Satze aus d. 

 Statik, Mechanik u. Hydroslatik, 4", Ib. 1779 u. 

 1780. Sätze von Luft, Feuer. Licht u. Wärme, 

 4°, Ib. 1781. Über d .'^tärke rund gewobener 

 Seile usw., 8°, Ib 1795. Quaestio : quae et 

 quantae sintvires soliset lunae atniosphaeram 

 nosiram perturbantes. 4°, Ib. 1 798. De solis na- 

 tura, Ib. 1805. Von den Conieten (Neu. Hamb. 

 Magaz. 17 .). — Verfasstedie würtenib. Land-, 

 Stadt- u. Hofkalender von 1788 an. 



Rappolt, Karl Heinrich. — Mag. 

 Phil. Von 173 1 bis 173 3 Docent, d^nn 

 Prof. extr. an d, Univ. zu Königsberg. Aus- 

 wärt. Mitgl. d. Acad. d Wiss. zu Berlin seit 

 173Ö (M), 



geb. 1702, .Tuni 17, Fischhausen, Ost- 

 preussen, 



gest. 1753, Gel. 23, Kcinigsberp. 

 Conjecturae philosophicae dccoloruni in facie 

 telluris vicis.siludine annua, 4", Londini 1730, 

 Editin emendata, 4". Berol.1730. Diss. Quae- 

 stio naturalis prus<!;v .n de oolitho rei:ionjon- 

 tano, an raviariuni peirc.factnm? 4", Rei:iom. 

 1733. De Drigine succini in litlorc Sarnbicn.si 

 etc., 4\ Ib. 1737. — Ilist.-iih\sisclier Rericht 

 von d. schwimnieMden In cl bei Gerdauen, 

 insgemein der ScluMintnbruch genannt ^Er- 

 läutertes l'reusscn, Hd. IL. Beschreib, u. Er- 

 klär, d. seltsamen .Mateno, womit in d. El- 

 bing'scben Niederung iiber 30 Hufen Landes 

 bedeckt sind (Hand.urg. Berichte von gelelirt. 

 Sachen, 1736). 



Rasohig, Christopl» Eusebius. — 



Dr. Ur,i. Von 17rs bis 18-Ö Goneral- 

 Slah>mcilicus in f>iesd<Mi ursd /.Uj;leich seil 

 LS 15 Prof. d. MiHl'cin ar, d. inen'icini.c!:- 

 chirurg. Acadcuiie doseIb>l (M.W) (Nj, 



