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March 1

N.N.V.S.

There are some old astronomy references (c. 1930-1935) to a journal(?) about variable stars (or veränderlichen sternen) with the initials NNVS, but I can't find the full name. (Example: [1].) It's likely Russian or perhaps German. Contributing authors include P. Parenago, M. Zverev, and B. Kukarkin; probably of the Pulkovo and Tashkent Astronomical Observatories (later the Ulugh Beg Astronomical Institute). Does anybody have a hint about a full journal name? I didn't see them directly referenced in NASA ADS. Thank you. Praemonitus (talk) 00:26, 1 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

In Google Scholar, I did the search "+nnvs abbreviations variable-stars". One of the first hits was History and Bibliography of the Light Variations of Variable Stars, appearing in a Harvard publication. It has a "List of Abbreviations" on pages 10-12, where NNVS is explained as "Verein von Freunden der Physik und Astronomie in Gorki (Nishni-Novgorod). Veränderliche Sterne. Forschungs- und Informationsbulletin." (I assume the last part is a description of the journal rather than part of the title.) --184.144.97.125 (talk) 06:10, 1 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Astronomical Series - The Flower Astronomical Observatory, Volumes 11-12 (1970) p. 348 confirms NNVS is Nishki Novgorod Veranderlichen Sterne. Alansplodge (talk) 12:39, 1 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

They misspelled Nishni and used an inexplicably oblique (and de-umlauted) form of the adjective. The correct entry is NNVS Nishni Novgorod, Veränderliche Sterne.^[2] --Lambiam 15:20, 1 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Praemonitus (talk) 14:34, 1 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I know proper names usually are not translated, but - just as a side comment - Nizhny Nov(y)Gorod is simply a Lower NewTown. :) CiaPan (talk) 13:37, 1 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Cf. History of Nizhny Novgorod. Praemonitus (talk) 14:45, 1 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You are probably looking for a journal published by Нижегородский кружок любителей физики и астрономии. AstroLynx (talk) 15:13, 1 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I found a biography about Boris Vasilyevich Kukarkin (1909-1977) that appears to cover the topic. Thanks. Praemonitus (talk) 15:23, 1 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]