Wesselink A.J.

WESSELINK,  Adriaan Jan
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Professional Astronomer

Born: 1909
Died: 1995

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In brief :
Famous for:
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Summary:
Wesselink  was one of the Leiden Astronomers who came out to Union  Observatory. He was appointed Superintendent of the Leiden Station whilst it was still on the grounds of the Union Observatory, before the move to Hartebespoort.

Historical background :
History:
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Career:
1946 – 1950: Superintendent of Leiden station at Union Observatory.
?  – 1964: Assistant director of
Radcliffe Observatory.
Personal
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1909:  Born.
1995:  Died.

Instruments:

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Rockefeller twin 16-inch telescope.

Sources:

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

Remaining Artifacts:
Bibliography:
Smits, P., A Brief History of Astronomy in Southern Africa. (Unpublished)
Adriaan  Jan Wesselink: 1909 – 1995, MNASSA, Vol. 54, Nos. 9 & 10, 1995 October.By Wesselink:

Links:
Related Internal Links:
Johannesburg Observatory.
Radcliffe Observatory.

 

Gallery

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Staff at Radcliffe Observatory, circa 1963. Left to right, A.J. Wesselink, A.D. Thackeray and M.W. Feast. All three were past-Presidents of A.S.S.A. and Feast later became the second director of the S.A.A.O.
Source: Smits [unpublished]; MNASSA 1995, p.85