Monatliche Correspondenz zur Beförderung der Erd- und Himmels- Kunde. Zach, Franz Xaver, Freiherr von, 1754-1832, author. text Periodicals. Gotha : Beckerische Buchhandlung, 1800-1813. ger 28 volumes : 20 cm This title roughly translates to Monthly Correspondence for the Advancement of Knowledge of Earth and the Heavens. Baron von Zach was appointed as Director of the Observatory at Gotha in 1786. This volume contains articles on the South American travels and observations of Alexander von Humboldt, notes on the Russian circumnavigation of the earth led by Krusenstern, and various articles on astronomy and earth sciences. Editors: F. von Zach (1807-1813 actually edited by B. von Lindenau). Astronomy -- Periodicals. Geography -- Periodicals. Astronomy. Geography. Also issued online. Monatliche Correspondenz zur Beförderung der Erd- und Himmels- Kunde Correspondance astronomique, géographique, hydrographique et statistique