György Kulin
Encyclopedia
György Kulin was a Hungarian
astronomer
.
He discovered 21 asteroid
s and is a co-discoverer of the comet C/1942 C1 (Whipple-Bernasconi-Kulin).
In addition to astronomy he also wrote some science fiction.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
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He discovered 21 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...
s and is a co-discoverer of the comet C/1942 C1 (Whipple-Bernasconi-Kulin).
In addition to astronomy he also wrote some science fiction.
External links
- Kulin György emlékoldal (Remembering György Kulin) – impressive website associated with the celebrations held in January 2005, the centenary of his birth, with picture gallery and downloadable (but large) sound and video files. Includes comprehensive bibliography. The site is in Hungarian. Accessed 20 July 2005