Vsevolod Sharonov
Vsevolod Sharonov (1901–1964) was a Russian astronomer.
Life
He was born on March 10, 1901 in St. Petersburg.[1] He died on November 26, 1964 in Leningrad.[1]
Education
He graduated from gymnasium in 1918[1] and graduated from Petrograd University in 1926.[1]
Career
The bulk of his work was done at Pulkovo Observatory.[1] He was appointed as a professor at the University of Leningrad and was the director of the Astronomical Observatory.[2] His main focus and interest was in the study of planets and atmospheric optics.
Honours
The following are named after him:
- Sharonov (Martian crater)
- Asteroid 2416 Sharonov
- Sharonov (lunar crater)
Bibliography
He published over 300 research papers in his lifetime.[3]
He is the author of:
- The Nature of the Planets[4]
- Measurement and Calculations of the Visibility of Distant Objects
- Mars
- The Sun and its Observation
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Basu, S.K. Encyclopaedic biography of the world great physicists. Global Vision Publishing House. p. 1453. ISBN 9788182201569. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ↑ New Scientist. Reed Business Information. p. 594. ISSN 0262-4079. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ↑ "OBITUARY: Vsevolod V. Sharonov; Fernand Baldet; Erich Schoenberg". Irish Astronomical Journal. 9: 166. December 1969. Bibcode:1969IrAJ....9..166. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ↑ Vsevolod Vasilʹevich Sharonov (1964). The Nature of Planets: (Priroda Planet). Israel Program for Scientific Translations.
External links
- "Sharonov, Vsevolod Vasilievich". springerreference.com. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- "Sharonov, Vsevolod Vasilievich (1901-1964)". springerreference.com. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
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