André Danjon

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André Danjon was a 20th-century French astronomer renowned for his work in astrometry, lunar studies, and for developing the Danjon scale for measuring the brightness of lunar eclipses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical scale
human
appliesTo lunar eclipses
areaOfExpertise lunar eclipses
positional astronomy
centuryOfActivity 20th century
contributedTo methods of precise astronomical measurement
countryOfCitizenship France
developed Danjon scale for measuring the brightness of lunar eclipses
familyName Danjon NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork astrometry
astronomy
lunar studies
givenName André NERFINISHED
hasScaleNamedAfter Danjon scale NERFINISHED
knownFor Danjon scale NERFINISHED
studies of the Moon
work in astrometry
languageOfWorkOrName French
name André Danjon NERFINISHED
namedAfter André Danjon NERFINISHED
nationality French
notableAchievement quantitative scale for lunar eclipse brightness
occupation astronomer
sexOrGender male
usedFor measuring brightness of lunar eclipses
workLocation France

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Paris Observatory notableAstronomer André Danjon