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'''Ladislaus Weinek''' ({{langx|hu|'''Weinek László'''}}, 13 February 1848, [[Buda]] – 12 November 1913, [[Prague]]) was an [[Austro-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian]] [[astronomer]].<ref name="obit_pasp">{{cite journal |
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He was educated in [[Vienna]], and worked for a period at the photography laboratories in [[Schwerin]]. |
He was educated in [[Vienna]], and worked for a period at the photography laboratories in [[Schwerin]]. In 1874 he joined a [[Germany|German]] expedition to the [[Kerguelen Islands]] to observe a transit of [[Venus]] across the face of the [[Sun]]. His results from the expedition were published in ''[[German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina|Nova Acta Leopoldina]]''. |
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In 1874 he joined a [[Germany|German]] expedition to the [[Kerguelen Islands]] to observe a transit of [[Venus]] across the face of the [[Sun]]. His results from the expedition were published in ''[[German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina|Nova Acta Leopoldina]]''. |
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In 1883 he became a professor in [[Prague]] and was the ninth director of the [[Clementinum|Klementinum observatory]]. There, on 27 November 1885, he took the ''first known photograph of a meteor''. He set up observing stations in Prague and Dresden (to observe the [[Andromedids]] shower of that year, which turned out to be very intense), and caught a 7mm-long trail on a plate in Prague.<ref name=SHughes2012>{{cite book|last=Hughes|first=Stefan|title=Catchers of the Light: The Astrophotographers' Family History|year=2012|publisher=Catchers of the Light [http://www.catchersofthelight.com/]|isbn=978-1620509616|pages=457}}</ref> |
In 1883 he became a professor in [[Prague]] and was the ninth director of the [[Clementinum|Klementinum observatory]]. There, on 27 November 1885, he took the ''first known photograph of a meteor''. He set up observing stations in Prague and Dresden (to observe the [[Andromedids]] shower of that year, which turned out to be very intense), and caught a 7mm-long trail on a plate in Prague.<ref name=SHughes2012>{{cite book|last=Hughes|first=Stefan|title=Catchers of the Light: The Astrophotographers' Family History|year=2012|publisher=Catchers of the Light [http://www.catchersofthelight.com/]|isbn=978-1620509616|pages=457}}</ref> |
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In collaboration with [[Karl Friedrich Küstner]], he made measurements of the |
In collaboration with [[Karl Friedrich Küstner]] (in [[Berlin]]), he made measurements of the altitude of the [[celestial pole]]. During their investigations they also discovered [[polar motion]], the movement of the Earth's polar axis relative to the crust. |
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Using images taken at the [[Lick Observatory]] and the [[Meudon Observatory]], he produced the first atlas of the [[Moon]] that was based on photographs. |
Using images taken at the [[Lick Observatory]] and the [[Meudon Observatory]], he produced the first atlas of the [[Moon]] that was based on photographs. The crater [[Weinek (crater)|Weinek]] on the [[Moon]] and the [[asteroid]] [[7114 Weinek]] are named after him. |
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The crater [[Weinek (crater)|Weinek]] on the [[Moon]] and the [[asteroid]] [[7114 Weinek]] are named after him. |
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Ladislaus Weinek (Hungarian: Weinek László, 13 February 1848, Buda – 12 November 1913, Prague) was an Austro-Hungarian astronomer.[1][2][3]
He was educated in Vienna, and worked for a period at the photography laboratories in Schwerin. In 1874 he joined a German expedition to the Kerguelen Islands to observe a transit of Venus across the face of the Sun. His results from the expedition were published in Nova Acta Leopoldina.
In 1883 he became a professor in Prague and was the ninth director of the Klementinum observatory. There, on 27 November 1885, he took the first known photograph of a meteor. He set up observing stations in Prague and Dresden (to observe the Andromedids shower of that year, which turned out to be very intense), and caught a 7mm-long trail on a plate in Prague.[4]
In collaboration with Karl Friedrich Küstner (in Berlin), he made measurements of the altitude of the celestial pole. During their investigations they also discovered polar motion, the movement of the Earth's polar axis relative to the crust.
Using images taken at the Lick Observatory and the Meudon Observatory, he produced the first atlas of the Moon that was based on photographs. The crater Weinek on the Moon and the asteroid 7114 Weinek are named after him.
References
[edit]- ^ "General Notes". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 26 (152). Astronomical Society of the Pacific: 62–63. 1914. Bibcode:1914PASP...26...62.. doi:10.1086/122296.
- ^ Scheller, A. (1913). "Todesanzeige". Astronomische Nachrichten (in German). 196 (23): 323–324. Bibcode:1913AN....196..323S. doi:10.1002/asna.19131962308. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ Szabados, László (2007), "Weinek, László (Ladislaus)", in Hockey, Thomas; Trimble, Virginia; Williams, Thomas R.; Bracher, Katherine; Jarrell, Richard A.; Marché, Jordan D.; Ragep, F. Jamil; Palmeri, JoAnn; Bolt, Marvin (eds.), The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers, vol. 2, New York: Springer, p. 1202, ISBN 978-0-387-35133-9
- ^ Hughes, Stefan (2012). Catchers of the Light: The Astrophotographers' Family History. Catchers of the Light [1]. p. 457. ISBN 978-1620509616.
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External links
[edit]- Lunární kráter Weinek – historická pocta klementinskému astronomovi
- Scheller, A., 1914, "Anzeige des Todes von Ladislaus Weinek", Astronomische Nachrichten, vol. 196.
- Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon 1000-1990 at www.mek.iif.hu
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