Citizenship American Name Dirk Brouwer Nationality Dutch Role Astronomer | Fields astronomy Known for Celestial mechanics | |
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Born September 1, 1902Rotterdam ( 1902-09-01 ) Died January 31, 1966, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Books Methods of celestial mechanics, Spherographical navigation Notable awards Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1955), Bruce Medal (1966) | ||
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Dirk Brouwer (September 1, 1902, Rotterdam – January 31, 1966, New Haven) was a Dutch-American astronomer.
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He received his Ph.D. in 1927 at Leiden University under Willem de Sitter 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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