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Wolf, Max
Born June 21, 1863, in Heidelberg; died there Oct. 3, 1932. German astrophysicist. Wolf was a professor at the University of Heidelberg (1893) and director of the Heidelberg Observatory (1909). In 1891 he used photography to search out asteroids; he discovered more than 200 asteroids as well as many nebulas. In 1905, Wolf applied the photographic method to detect stars possessing observable proper motions, and he developed a method for measuring these motions. WORKSDie Milchstrasse. Leipzig, 1908.Photographische Sternkarten. Vienna, 1908-22. (With J. Palisa.) Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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