Abrahão De Moraes was a Brazil

Brazil

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ian astronomer

Astronomy

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 and mathematician.

He taught at the Escola Politécnica and also served as director of the Instituto Astronômico e Geofísico.

The Observatório Abrahão de Moraes (OAM) is named after him. Founded in 1972, it is situated in the municipality of Valinhos

Valinhos

Valinhos is a city and municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is the birthplace of Adoniran Barbosa. Valinhos is famous for its purple fig, the theme of its annual Fig Fest. It is geographically close to Campinas. The city's estimated population in 2009 was107,481. Its area is...

, 90 km from São Paulo

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.

The crater De Moraes

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 on the Moon

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is named after him.

Sources

• Observatório Abrahão de Moraes