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

Co-author Dr Uwe Kaulfuss, of the University of Göttingen in Germany and former postdoctoral fellow in the University of Otago's Department of Geology, discovered the tiny fossils during an excavation at Hindon earlier this year.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 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

Using light pulses as a model for electrical defibrillation, Göttingen scientists developed a method to assess and modulate the heart function.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2024

A new edition of Hogarth's Works is in process of republication at Göttingen in a diminished size.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 by Various

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