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Kuiper, Gerard Peter
Born: 1905 AD
Died: 1973 AD, at 68 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
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Died: 1973 AD, at 68 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
Categories: None
US (Dutch-born) astronomer
immigrated to US 1933 (naturalized US citizen 1937)
professor of astronomy at University of Chicago 1936-1960
director of Yerkes Observatory 1947-1949, 1957-1960
director of McDonald Observatory 1947-1949, 1957-1960
discovered carbon dioxide in atmosphere of Mars 1948
discovered Miranda 1948, Nereid 1949
director of Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at University of Arizona 1960-1973
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The exploration of the moon by Gerard Peter Kuiper (Unknown Binding - Sep 6, 2008) |
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On the interpretation of aβ Lyrae and other close binaries, (Contributions from the McDonald Observatory) by Gerard Peter Kuiper (Unknown Binding - Sep 6, 2008) |
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Contemporary Authors: Biography - Kuiper, Gerard Peter (1905-1973) (Digital) This digital document, covering the life and work of Gerard Peter Kuiper, is an entry fromContemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thomson Gale. The length of the entry is 529 words. The... Available for download now |
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Gerard Peter Kuiper: December 7, 1905 - December 24, 1973 (Biographical memoirs / National Academy of Sciences) by Dale P Cruikshank (Unknown Binding - Sep 6, 1993) |
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Micrometer measures of double stars (The Astrophysical journal. Supplement series) by Gerard Peter Kuiper (Unknown Binding - Sep 6, 1961) |
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The sun (Solar systems series; vol.1) by Gerard Peter Kuiper (Unknown Binding - Sep 6, 2008) |
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