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ZANSTRA, Herman

Professional Astronomer

Index:

Summary; History; Instruments; Source; Links

In brief :
Famous for:
Zanstra's  Method of Nebular Astrophysics.
First  travelling fellowship of Radcliffe  Observatory, Pretoria.

Summary:
He was a Dutch Astronomer who fleetingly (2 years) came to South  Africa and worked as a fellowship at Radcliffe Observatory in Pretoria. World War 2 left him stranded in South Africa and he ended up with a teaching post in Durban. He returned to Europe after the war.
Historical background :
History:

Career:

Personal:

Instruments:

Link to the Telescope Manufacturers.

Sources:

Link to the Main Bibliography Section and more information about Sources.
Remaining Artifacts:

Bibliography:
Osterbrock,  D.E.; Herman Zanstra, Donald H Menzel, and the Zanstra Method of Nebular Astrophysics, Journal for the History of Astronomy, Science History Publications Ltd, Cambridge, pp. 93 - 107.

By Zanstra:
Links:

Related Internal Links:
Radcliffe Observatory

 
Interesting Links:
Link to Objects Lost and / or Found.
Link to a short History of Astronomy in Southern Africa.
Link to a Time Line to see how Events on this page relates to the bigger time dimension.
Link to view the Achievements and other Interesting Aspects of Southern African Astronomers.
Link to the Telescope Manufacturers.
Link to the Main Bibliography Section and more information about Sources and the Archive.

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