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Vsevolod Sharonov

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Vsevolod Sharonov (1901–1964) was a Russian and Soviet astronomer.

Life

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Sharonov was born on March 10, 1901, in Leningrad.[1] He went on to graduate from Petrograd University in 1926[1] and soon after began work as teaching faculty at Leningrad State University. There he would eventually meet and marry fellow astronomer Nadezhda Sytinskaya.[2] Sharonov died on November 26, 1964, also in St. Petersburg.[1]

Career

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The bulk of Sharonov's work was done at Pulkovo Observatory just outside of Leningrad.[1] During his tenure as professor of astronomy at Leningrad State University, Sharonov eventually became its director.[3] His main focus in scientific research was the study of planets and atmospheric optics.

Honors

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The following celestial landmarks are named after him:

Bibliography

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He published over 300 research papers in his lifetime including the following[4]

  • The Nature of the Planets[5]
  • Measurement and Calculations of the Visibility of Distant Objects
  • Mars
  • The Sun and its Observation

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Basu, S.K. (2006). Encyclopaedic biography of the world great physicists. Global Vision Publishing House. p. 1453. ISBN 9788182201569. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  2. ^ Balashov, Yuri (2007), "Sharonov, Vsevolod Vasilievich", in Hockey, Thomas; Trimble, Virginia; Williams, Thomas R.; Bracher, Katherine (eds.), The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers, New York, NY: Springer, pp. 1051–1052, doi:10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_1269, ISBN 978-0-387-30400-7, retrieved 2023-10-06
  3. ^ New Scientist. Reed Business Information. 1987-07-09. p. 594. ISSN 0262-4079. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  4. ^ "OBITUARY: Vsevolod V. Sharonov; Fernand Baldet; Erich Schoenberg". Irish Astronomical Journal. 9: 166. December 1969. Bibcode:1969IrAJ....9..166. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  5. ^ Vsevolod Vasilʹevich Sharonov (1964). The Nature of Planets: (Priroda Planet). Israel Program for Scientific Translations.
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