Dirk Brouwer
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Dirk Brouwer was a prominent Dutch-American astronomer and celestial mechanician known for his influential work on the orbits of planets and asteroids and for leading Yale University's astronomy program.
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| Dirk Brouwer canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Dutch-American person
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astronomer ⓘ celestial mechanician ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
astronomy
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mathematics ⓘ |
| affiliation | Yale University Department of Astronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
20th-century astronomy
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theoretical celestial mechanics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Netherlands
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United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Yale University ⓘ |
| familyName | Brouwer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrometry
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astronomy ⓘ celestial mechanics ⓘ |
| givenName | Dirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern orbit computation techniques
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precision ephemeris calculations ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership in academic astronomy at Yale University
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work on orbits of asteroids ⓘ work on orbits of planets ⓘ |
| laterNationality | American ⓘ |
| name | Dirk Brouwer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
advanced high-precision celestial mechanics
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led Yale University’s astronomy program ⓘ made influential contributions to the study of asteroid orbits ⓘ made influential contributions to the study of planetary orbits ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Brouwer’s methods in celestial mechanics
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methods of orbit determination ⓘ theory of asteroid orbits ⓘ theory of planetary orbits ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
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researcher ⓘ |
| workLocation | New Haven, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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