Göttingen

American

[gœt-ing-uhn] / ˈgœt ɪŋ ən /

noun

a city in central Germany.

Göttingen British

/ ˈɡœtɪŋən /

noun

a city in central Germany, in Lower Saxony: important member of the Hanseatic League (14th century); university, founded in 1734 by George II of England. Pop: 122 883 (2003 est)

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The team surveyed bee communities in 19 mainly disused quarries in the Göttingen region using hand-held nets.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024

“It is important to take care of these critters in particular because we know so little about them,” said Ina Schaefer, a soil invertebrate ecology researcher at the University of Göttingen in Germany.

From New York Times • May 24, 2024

The researchers plan to enroll 56 patients who are early in the course of prion disease in Cleveland and at study sites in Los Angeles; Barcelona, Spain; Boston; Göttingen, Germany; Edmonton, Canada; and elsewhere.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 21, 2024

An international research team led by the universities of Göttingen in Germany and Bogor in Indonesia brings these threads together in this study.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2024

On April 30, 1796, Young passed the examination for his medical degree at Göttingen.

From Heroes of Science: Physicists by Garnett, William

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