IN MEMORY OF EUGENE (JENŐ) VON GOTHARD: A PIONEERING NINETEENTH CENTURY HUNGARIAN ASTROPHYSICIST

2012; National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand; Volume: 15; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3724/sp.j.1440-2807.2012.02.04

ISSN

1440-2807

Autores

I. Vincze, I. Jankovics,

Tópico(s)

Historical Geography and Cartography

Resumo

Eugene von Gothard was a Hungarian engineer/scientist, instrument-maker and astrophysicist who founded the Herény Astrophysical Observatory in 1881 and carried out pioneering work in astronomical photography and spectroscopy. In this paper we provide biographical material about von Gothard and describe his observatory, before discussing his astronomical observations and the contribution that he made to the early development of astrophysics.

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