Daniel Kirkwood
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Daniel Kirkwood was a 19th-century American astronomer best known for discovering the Kirkwood gaps in the asteroid belt.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daniel Kirkwood canonical | 9 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American astronomer
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astronomer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1814-09-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1895-06-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | Indiana University ⓘ |
| familyName | Kirkwood ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
ⓘ
celestial mechanics ⓘ |
| givenName | Daniel ⓘ |
| hasHonorificEponym |
Kirkwood Observatory
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Kirkwood crater ⓘ Kirkwood gaps ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Kirkwood gaps
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research on asteroid belt ⓘ |
| memberOf | American scientific community ⓘ |
| name | Daniel Kirkwood self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | linked asteroid belt gaps to orbital resonances with Jupiter ⓘ |
| notableWork | identification of gaps in the distribution of main-belt asteroids ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Harford County, Maryland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Riverside, California ⓘ |
| residence | Bloomington, Indiana ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Indiana ⓘ |
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