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Göttingen

American  
[gœt-ing-uhn] / ˈgœt ɪŋ ən /

noun

  1. a city in central Germany.


Göttingen British  
/ ˈɡœtɪŋən /

noun

  1. 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 wavefunction is a fundamental quantity in quantum mechanics, yet it cannot be directly observed or measured," explains Professor Stefan Mathias at the University of Göttingen.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

A long-running experiment led by Göttingen University, Germany, and including the IPB University, Bogor and Jambi University in Indonesia, has investigated how ecological restoration promotes biodiversity recovery in oil palm plantations in Sumatra.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024

"The more tree species you begin with, the more functionally diverse the restored ecosystem will become over time," explains Professor Holger Kreft, Head of Göttingen University's Biodiversity, Macroecology and Biogeography research group.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 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 University Library of Göttingen some forty years ago was estimated to contain 350,000 volumes.

From Remarks on the practice and policy of lending Bodleian printed books and manuscripts by Henry W. Chandler

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