Charles Emile Stuyvaert
Charles Émile Stuyvaert (21 May 1851 – 18 November 1908) was a Belgian astronomer.[1] He was a contemporary of Albert Lancaster, Louis Niesten and Jean-Charles Houzeau.[2]
Life
He was born on 21 May 1851 in Schaerbeek, Brussels.[3]
Career
He is most famous for his trip to San Antonio, Texas in 1882 along with Jean-Charles Houzeau. Together they were able to observe the transit of Venus across the Sun for the first time in human history.[4]
References
- Remy, E. (1908). "Nécrologie: Charles-Émile Stuyvaert". Ciel et Terre (in French). 29: 481–482. Bibcode:1908C&T....29..513R.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Remy, E. (1908). "La détermination de la position géographique dans la navigation ancienne et dans la navigation moderne". Ciel et Terre. 29: 513. Bibcode:1908C&T....29..513R.
- "Belgian Astronomer Expedition Marker".
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20131202234115/http://www.digilife.be/aeg/guidestar/Guidestar10-2012.pdf
- http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?bibcode=1908C%26T....29..513R&db_key=AST&page_ind=2&plate_select=NO&data_type=GIF&type=SCREEN_GIF&classic=YES&high=4f7961bcd519618
- http://www.eclipsetours.com/paul-maley/belgian-venus-transit/
- https://archive.org/stream/bulletindelasoc01brusgoog/bulletindelasoc01brusgoog_djvu.txt
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