He attempted to continue his business, but as the war dragged on and turned to defeat for Germany, the economy became grim and scientists had no money for astronomy.
他嘗試繼續他的事業，但隨著戰爭的拖累以及德國遭到擊敗，德國的經濟狀況相當嚴峻，且科學家沒有發展天文的經費。