4778 Fuss
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4778 Fuss is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on October 9, 1978 by Zhuravleva, L. V. at Nauchnyj. This asteroid was named after Nikolai Fuss
, who was a contributor to Russia
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, and his son Pavel Fuss who published a bibliography of Euler’s collected works.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered on October 9, 1978 by Zhuravleva, L. V. at Nauchnyj. This asteroid was named after Nikolai Fuss
Nicolas Fuss
Nicolas Fuss , also known as Nikolai Fuss, was a Swiss mathematician.Fuss was born in Basel, Switzerland. He moved to Saint Petersburg to serve as a mathematical assistant to Leonhard Euler from 1773–1783, and remained there until his death...
, who was a contributor to Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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Mathematics education
In contemporary education, mathematics education is the practice of teaching and learning mathematics, along with the associated scholarly research....
, and his son Pavel Fuss who published a bibliography of Euler’s collected works.