Radó von Kövesligethy

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Radó von Kövesligethy (in Hungarian usage, Kövesligethy Radó) (1 September 1862 – 11 October 1934), was a Hungarian physicist, astronomer and geophysicist. The first successful spectral equation of black body radiation was the theory of continuous spectra of celestial bodies by R v K (published 1885 in Hungarian, 1890 in German)[1] He formulated laws to establish the epicenters of earthquakes.

He was born in Verona and died in Budapest. He was an assistant to Loránt Eötvös.

In 1895, he was elected as a corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and later (1909) as a full member.[2]

Sources

  1. ↑ Balázs et al.:Astr.Nach/ AA 328 (2007), No 7 Short contributions AG 2007 Würzburg
  2. ↑ Kövesligethy Rado. The Eötvös Mathematical and Physical Society collective obituary. Mathematical and Physical Journal, 40 concludes. (1934), published by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Eötvös L. Mat. and Phys. Society. 91-92nd old.
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