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Prof Giorgio Abetti HFRSE (5 October 1882 – 24 August 1982) was an Italian solar astronomer.[1]

Giorgio Abetti
Giorgio Abetti
Born	(1882-10-05)5 October 1882 Padua, Italy
Died	24 August 1982(1982-08-24) (aged 99) Firenze, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Scientific career
Fields	astronomy
Institutions	Collegio Romano

Life

He was born in Padua, the son of noted astronomer Antonio Abetti. He was educated at the Universities of Padua and of Rome.[1] He began his career at the Collegio Romano observatory in Rome as an assistant astronomer.

In the First World War he served in the Corps of Engineers with the Italian Army.[2]

In 1921 he succeeded his father as the director of the Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, and continued until 1957. From 1925 he was also a professor at the University of Florence, and continued in this capacity until 1957.[1]

Giorgio Abetti is noted for having led expeditions to observe solar eclipses to Siberia (1936) and Sudan (1952). He was also a visiting professor at the University of Cairo in 1948–49. He was the vice president of the International Astronomical Union in 1938, and received the Medaglia d'argento from the Italian Geographic Society (1915), the Premio reale from the Accademia dei Lincei (1925), and the Janssen medal (1937).[1]

In 1937, Abetti received the Prix Jules Janssen, the highest award of the Société astronomique de France, the French astronomical society.

The crater Abetti on the Moon and asteroid 2646 Abetti are named to honor both him and his father.

He died in Florence on 24 August 1982.[3]

Bibliography

He is the author of several popular works on astronomy.

• Handbook of Astrophysics
• Nebulae and Galaxies
• Solar Research
• Stars and Planets
• The Exploration of the Universe
• The History of Astronomy (1952, English edition)
• The Sun (1957)

References

External links

• Giorgio Abetti: i viaggi e la scoperta dell'America

На других языках

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[de] Giorgio Abetti

Giorgio Abetti (* 5. Oktober 1882 in Padua; † 24. August 1982 in Florenz) war ein italienischer Astronom.

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- [en] Giorgio Abetti

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[es] Giorgio Abetti

Giorgio Abetti (Padua, 5 de octubre de 1882 - 24 de agosto de 1982) fue un astrónomo italiano,[1] autor de numerosas obras divulgativas sobre astronomía.

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[fr] Giorgio Abetti

Giorgio Abetti (5 octobre 1882–24 août 1982) fut un astronome italien spécialiste du Soleil. Il est né à Padoue, son père était l'astronome Antonio Abetti. Il fit ses études à l'université de Padoue et à Rome.

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[it] Giorgio Abetti

Giorgio Abetti (Padova, 5 ottobre 1882 – Firenze, 24 agosto 1982) è stato un astronomo e fisico italiano.

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[ru] Абетти, Джорджо

Джорджо Абетти (англ. Giorgio Abetti) (5 октября 1882 — 24 августа 1982) — итальянский астроном.

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