Rudolf Ferdinand Spitaler
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Rudolf Ferdinand Spitaler (7 January 1849 – 16 October 1946) was an Austrian astronomer, geophysicist, meteorologist and climatologist.[1][2][3][4]
He discovered 64 IC objects whilst working at Vienna Observatory and Comet 113P/Spitaler.[5]
He was one of the first to speculate the existence of a 13th zodiacal constellation, which later became known as Ophiuchus.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Selected works
- Zeichnungen und Photographien am Grubb’schen Refractor von 68cm (27 engl. Zoll) Öffnung in den Jahren 1885 bis 1890 (1891)
- Bahnbestimmung des Kometen 1851 III (Brorsen) (1894)
- Periodische Verschiebungen des Schwerpunktes der Erde (1905)
- Die Achsenschwankungen der Erde als Ursache der Auslösung von Erdbeben (1913)
- Das Klima des Eiszeitalters (1921)
References
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- ↑ Nachruf auf Professor Dr. Rudolf Spitaler. In: Meteorologische Rundschau. Bände 3–5, Springer, 1950
- ↑ Zeitschrift für Gletscherkunde und Glazialgeologie. Band 2, Universitäts-Verlag Wagner, 1953, p. 151
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- ↑ Porträtgallerie der Astronomischen Gesellschaft. Hrsg. Astronomische Gesellschaft Deutschland. Tullberg, 1904, p. 57 (with photograph)
- ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1". He won the Donohoe Comet Medal for his November 1890 discovery of the comet now known as 113P/Spitaler.
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