Dirk Klinkenberg
Dirk Klinkenberg (15 November 1709, Haarlem – 3 March 1799, The Hague) was secretary of the Dutch government for 40 years. He was also known as a mathematician and amateur astronomer.[1]
, Dirk Klinkenberg, and Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux each independently discovered the Great Comet of 1744 (aka C/1743 X1). Klinkenberg would later also discover comets C/1748 K1 and C/1762 K1.
Asteroid 10427 Klinkenberg, named after him, was discovered on September 24, 1960 by husband and wife team Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld.[1]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b Fabio Zugno: Dirk Klinkenberg (November 15, 1709 - May 3, 1799).
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- 1709 births
- 1799 deaths
- 18th-century Dutch astronomers
- Scientists from Haarlem