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'''Hisashi Kimura''' (木村栄) ([[1870]] – [[September 26]] [[1943]]) was a [[Japan]]ese [[astronomer]]. |
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[[File:Dr. Kimura Hisashi.jpg|thumb|200px|Hisashi Kimura]] |
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{{Nihongo|'''Hisashi Kimura'''|木村 栄|Kimura Hisashi|October 4, 1870 – September 26, 1943}} was a Japanese [[astronomer]] originally from [[Kanazawa, Ishikawa]].<ref>[http://www.hot-ishikawa.jp/f-lang/english/kanazawa-area/muse-detail.html Hot-Ishikawa | Kanazawa Area | Museum | detail<!-- bot-generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618151659/http://www.hot-ishikawa.jp/f-lang/english/kanazawa-area/muse-detail.html |date=2008-06-18 }} at www.hot-ishikawa.jp</ref> |
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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]]. |
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, Iwate|Mizusawa]], [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |last=Hockey |first=Thomas |year=2009 |publisher=[[Springer Publishing]] |isbn=978-0-387-31022-0 |accessdate=August 22, 2012 |url=http://www.springerreference.com/docs/html/chapterdbid/58770.html}}</ref> |
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He won the [[Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society]] in [[ |
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. |
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[[Kimura (crater)|Kimura |
The crater [[Kimura (crater)|Kimura]] on the [[Moon]] is named after him, the same for the [[asteroid]] [[6233 Kimura]]. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://adsbit.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?1936MNRAS..96..390. Awarding of RAS Gold Medal] |
* [http://adsbit.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?1936MNRAS..96..390. Awarding of RAS Gold Medal] |
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* [http://adsbit.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?1947MNRAS.107...36. Obituary] |
* [http://adsbit.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?1947MNRAS.107...36. Obituary] |
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* [http://www.ndl.go.jp/portrait/e/datas/260.html?c=9 Kimura, Hisashi] | [http://www.ndl.go.jp/portrait/e/index.html Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures] ([[National Diet Library]]) |
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[[Category:Recipients of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society]] |
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Latest revision as of 08:38, 25 June 2021
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
[edit]- ^ Hot-Ishikawa | Kanazawa Area | Museum | detail Archived 2008-06-18 at the Wayback Machine at www.hot-ishikawa.jp
- ^ Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
External links
[edit]- Awarding of RAS Gold Medal
- Obituary
- Kimura, Hisashi | Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures (National Diet Library)
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