Oort, Jan Hendrik (1900-92)

Details Oort, Jan Hendrik (1900-92) Oort, Jan Hendrik (1900-92)

Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke3901.&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 3901. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

History And Archaeoastronomy, Biographies

Scientific paper

Astronomer, born in Franeker, Netherlands, became director of the Leiden Observatory, confirmed BERTIL LINDBLAD's hypothesis of galactic rotation by analysing motions of distant stars, with our Sun orbiting around the mass of the Galaxy which lies inside its path. The Oort constants are measurements of the Galaxy's rotation, and from them Oort was able to calculate the distance of the Sun from th...

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Oort, Jan Hendrik (1900-92) does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Oort, Jan Hendrik (1900-92), we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Oort, Jan Hendrik (1900-92) will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1004376