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J. C. Kapteyn

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Dutch astronomer, best known for his extensive studies of the Milky Way and as the first discoverer of evidence for galactic rotation (1851-1922)

Born 1851
Died 1922

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  • Cover of: First and second report on the progress of the plan of selected areas

    First published in 1911 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Plan of selected areas

    First published in 1906 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Legacy of J.C. Kapteyn: Studies on Kapteyn and the Development of Modern Astronomy (Astrophysics and Space Science Library)

    First published in 2000 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: On certain statistical data which may be valuable in the classification of the stars in the order of their evolution

    First published in 1910 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: On the absorption of light in space: by J. C. Kapteyn.

    First published in 1909 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: On the distribution of the stars in space especially in the high galactic latitudes

    First published in 1920 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: On the individual parallaxes of the brighter galactic helium stars in southern hemisphere: together with considerations on the parallax of stars in general

    First published in 1914 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: On the parallaxes and motion of the brighter galactic helium stars between galactic longitudes 150⁰ and 216⁰

    First published in 1918 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: On the upper limit of distance to which the arrangement of stars in space can at present be determined with some confidence

    First published in 1922 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Skew frequency curves in biology and statistics.: 2nd paper

    First published in 1916 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The determination of the apex of the solar motion

    First published in 1900 — 1 edition
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We need a photo of J. C. Kapteyn

Dutch astronomer, best known for his extensive studies of the Milky Way and as the first discoverer of evidence for galactic rotation (1851-1922)

Born 1851
Died 1922

Subjects

Stars, Distribution, Parallax, Astronomers, Astronomy, Biography, Curves of double curvature, History, Influence, Light absorption, Motion in line of sight, Observations, Proper motion

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Netherlands

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J. C. Kapteyn (1851-1922)

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19th century, 20th century

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
June 6, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
August 18, 2008 Edited by an anonymous user fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import