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{{Short description|German astronomer (1907–1986)}} |
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'''Ludwig Franz |
'''Ludwig Franz Benedikt Biermann''' (March 13, 1907 in [[Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia|Hamm]] – January 12, 1986 in [[München]]) was a German [[astronomer]], obtaining his Ph.D. from [[Göttingen University]] in 1932.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |last=Hockey |first=Thomas |date=2009 |publisher=[[Springer Publishing]] |isbn=978-0-387-31022-0 |accessdate=August 22, 2012 |url=http://www.springerreference.com/docs/html/chapterdbid/58157.html}}</ref> |
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He made important contributions to [[astrophysics]] and [[plasma physics]], discovering the [[Biermann battery]]. He predicted the existence of the [[solar wind]] which in 1947 he dubbed "solar corpuscular radiation". |
He made important contributions to [[astrophysics]] and [[plasma physics]], discovering the [[Biermann battery]]. He predicted the existence of the [[solar wind]] which in 1947 he dubbed "solar corpuscular radiation". |
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* [http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/MitAG/0066//0000010.000.html MitAG '''66''' (1986) 10] {{ |
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* [http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/QJRAS/0027//0000698.000.html QJRAS '''27''' (1986) 698] |
* [http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/QJRAS/0027//0000698.000.html QJRAS '''27''' (1986) 698] |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = March 13, 1907 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = January 12, 1986 |
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[[Category:Recipients of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society]] |
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Ludwig Franz Benedikt Biermann (March 13, 1907 in Hamm – January 12, 1986 in München) was a German astronomer, obtaining his Ph.D. from Göttingen University in 1932.[1]
He made important contributions to astrophysics and plasma physics, discovering the Biermann battery. He predicted the existence of the solar wind which in 1947 he dubbed "solar corpuscular radiation".
He was a visiting scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study in the fall of 1961.[2] He won the Bruce Medal in 1967 and the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1974.
Asteroid 73640 Biermann is named in his honor.
References
[edit]- ^ Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
- ^ Institute for Advanced Study: A Community of Scholars
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[edit]Obituaries
[edit]- MitAG 66 (1986) 10 (in German)
- QJRAS 27 (1986) 698
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