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Dirk Brouwer

Dirk Brouwer

Dutch-American astronomer

For the architect, see Dirk Brouwer (architect).

Dirk Brouwer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪr(ə)ɡ ˈbrʌu.ər]; September 1, 1902 – January 31, 1966) was a Dutch-American astronomer.[2]

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He received his PhD in 1927 at Leiden University under Willem de Sitter[3] and then went to Yale University. From 1941 until 1966 he was editor of the Astronomical Journal.

He specialized in celestial mechanics and together with Gerald Clemence wrote the textbook Methods of Celestial Mechanics.

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References

  1. [1]
    Dirk Brouwer at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  2. [2]
    "Obituary: Dirk Brouwer". Physics Today. 19 (3): 108–109. March 1966. doi:10.1063/1.3048090. Archived from the original on 2013-09-17.
  3. [3]
    Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved August 22, 2012.

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