In 1755 Aepinus became director of the Observatory in Berlin and he was elected to the Berlin Academy . Director of a major observatory may seem a strange appointment given that Aepinus' mathematical interests seemed far removed from astronomy.
Sa 1755 Aepinus naging direktor ng obserbatoryo sa Berlin at siya ay elected sa Berlin Academy. Director ng isang malaking obserbatoryo May mukhang ng isang kakaibang appointment given na Aepinus' matematiko interes seemed malayo ang tinanggal mula sa astronomy.