Talk:Marcel Minnaert

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The following text was put into Category:Dutch astronomers. Might be useful in expanding this page; might not. Maestlin 23:24, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

M.G.J.Minnaert Born in Brugge,Belgium, 1893; died in Utrecht, Netherlands 1970. Ph.D. Biology and subsequently professor of biology, in Ghent, Belgium. Moved to the Netherlands in 1918, where he Studied physics in Leiden and Utrecht. Ph.D. in solar physics Utrecht University. Became professor of Astronomy at Utrecht University and Director of Utrecht Observatory in 1937. Retired in 1963. e was one of the foremost scientists in solar and stellar physics in the world. He difeined the concept of Equivalent Width of a spectral line, and invented the "curve of growth" method by means of which one can determine the precise chemical composition of the sun and stars from their spectra. Was member of the Royal Nethelands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Was honored for his work with the Bruce medal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (San Francisco) and the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society of London, as well as by a lunar crater in his name. Was an outstanding teacher and didact, and initator of highschool teachers education in Utrecht University and in the Netherlands. Utrecht University named one of its most prominent building on the University campus after Minnaert.

• Thanks for pasting this here. However, I think most of this is already in the article. Baszoetekouw 23:37, 29 April 2006 (UTC)