Charles Emile Stuyvaert

Not to be confused with: the Belgian mathematician Modeste Stuyvaert

Charles Émile Stuyvaert (21 May 1851 – 18 November 1908) was a Belgian astronomer.[1] He was a contemporary of Albert Lancaster, Louis Niesten and Jean-Charles Houzeau.[2]

Life

He was born on 21 May 1851 in Schaerbeek, Brussels.[3]

Career

He is most famous for his trip to San Antonio, Texas in 1882 along with Jean-Charles Houzeau. Together they were able to observe the transit of Venus across the Sun for the first time in human history.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Nécrologie: Charles-Émile Stuyvaert". Ciel et Terre (in French) 29: 481–482. 1908.
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