Mikhail Lidov
Soviet/Russian astronomer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mikhail Lvovich Lidov (Russian: Михаи́л Льво́вич Ли́дов, 4 October 1926 – 30 December 1993) was a Soviet and Russian astronomer specialising in celestial mechanics. He is best known for discovering, simultaneously with Yoshihide Kozai, the Kozai mechanism.
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Born | Mikhail Lvovich Lidov (1926-10-04)4 October 1926[1] |
Died | 30 December 1993(1993-12-30) (aged 67)[1] |
Alma mater | Moscow State University |
Known for | Kozai mechanism |
Children | Aleksey Lidov |
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Doctoral advisor | Leonid Sedov |
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In 1960, he was awarded the Lenin Prize for his contributions to the Soviet space program.[3]
The asteroid 4236 Lidov, discovered by Nikolai Chernykh in 1979, was named in his honour. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 September 1993 (M.P.C. 22501).[4]