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'''Ladislaus Weinek''' ({{lang-hu|'''Weinek László'''}}, February 13, 1848, [[Buda]] – November 12, 1913, [[Prague]]) was an [[Austro-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian]] [[astronomer]]. |
'''Ladislaus Weinek''' ({{lang-hu|'''Weinek László'''}}, February 13, 1848, [[Buda]] – November 12, 1913, [[Prague]]) was an [[Austro-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian]] [[astronomer]]. |
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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]]''. |
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 Nov. 27, 1885, he took the |
In 1883 he became a professor in [[Prague]] and was the ninth director of the [[Clementinum|Klementinum observatory]]. There, on Nov. 27, 1885, he took the ''first known photograph of a meteor''. He set up observing stations in Prague and Jena (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=162050961X|pages=457}}</ref> |
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In collaboration with Friedrich Küstner, he made measurements of the height of the pole. During their investigations they also discovered polar motion. (The movement of the Earth's polar axis relative to the crust.) |
In collaboration with Friedrich Küstner, he made measurements of the height of the 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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Ladislaus Weinek (Template:Lang-hu, February 13, 1848, Buda – November 12, 1913, Prague) was an Austro-Hungarian astronomer.
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 Nov. 27, 1885, he took the first known photograph of a meteor. He set up observing stations in Prague and Jena (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.[1]
In collaboration with Friedrich Küstner, he made measurements of the height of the 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.
See also
References
External links
- 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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