Adriaan Wesselink
Dutch astronomer (1909–1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Adriaan Jan Wesselink (1909–1995) was a Dutch astronomer who worked successively in the Netherlands, South Africa and the United States. He specialised in observing and understanding the characteristics of stars, particularly variable stars.[1][2][3][4]
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Dr Adriaan Jan Wesselink | |
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Born | (1909-04-07)April 7, 1909 |
Died | January 12, 1995(1995-01-12) (aged 85) |
Nationality | Dutch |
Alma mater | Utrecht University Leiden University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy |
Thesis | Photographic Photometry Applied to the Variable Star SZ Camelopardalis (1938) |
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