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Hisashi Kimura (木村 栄, Kimura Hisashi, October 4, 1870 – September 26, 1943) was a Japanese astronomer originally from Kanazawa, Ishikawa.[1]

He devoted his career to the study and measurement of variation in latitude, building upon the work of Seth Carlo Chandler, who discovered the Chandler wobble. In 1899, he became the first director of the International Latitude Observatory at Mizusawa, Japan.[2]

He won the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1936. He was one of the first people to be awarded the Order of Culture when it was established in 1937.

The crater Kimura on the Moon is named after him, the same for the asteroid 6233 Kimura.

References

External links

• Awarding of RAS Gold Medal
• Obituary
• Kimura, Hisashi | Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures (National Diet Library)

На других языках

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[de] Kimura Hisashi

Kimura Hisashi (japanisch 木村 栄; * 4. Oktober 1870 in Kanazawa; † 26. September 1943 in Setagaya) war ein japanischer Astronom und Geodät.

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- [en] Hisashi Kimura

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[es] Hisashi Kimura

Hisashi Kimura (木村栄) (Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japón, 1870 – 26 de septiembre de 1943) fue un astrónomo japonés.

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[fr] Hisashi Kimura

Hisashi Kimura (木村栄) (10 septembre 1870 - 26 septembre 1943) est un astronome japonais.

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[it] Hisashi Kimura

Hisashi Kimura (木村 栄 Kimura Hasashi?; Kanazawa, 4 ottobre 1870 – Setagaya, 26 settembre 1943) è stato un astronomo giapponese.

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[ru] Кимура, Хисаси

Хисаси Кимура (яп. 木村 栄 Кимура Хисаси, 1870—1943) — японский астроном.

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