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
ISSN1440-2807
Autores Tópico(s)Historical Geography and Cartography
ResumoEugene 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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