Carlos Segers
Carlos Segers | |
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Born | 1900 |
Died | 1967 |
Nationality | Chilean, Argentine. |
Known for | Founder of Asociación Argentina Amigos de la Astronomía, promoted the creation of the Galileo Galilei planetarium. |
Awards | A crater on the Moon is named after him. |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy |
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Carlos Segers (1900-1967) was an Argentine astronomer.
He was an observer of variable stars, and organized amateur astronomers in South America. He founded the 'Argentine Friends of Astronomy Association'.
The crater Segers on the Moon is named after him.
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References[]
- Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by The Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136. Bibcode:1971SSRv...12..136M. doi:10.1007/BF00171763.
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