Minor planets named for truly remarkable people.
Linda Weiland is zoning administrator of Cochise County, Arizona. As a representative of "poetic realism", he described the landscapes and the people of his north Frisian coastal district. He also wrote several Finnish textbooks on astronomy.
Brittany Ann Sheehan (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for her biochemistry, medicine, health, & microbiology project. He also has interests in archeology and history. Named in honor of the Czech writer and poet, Josef Svatopluk Machar (1864-1942), whose work is close to the discoverer's heart.
Masuda is an area in Tanegashima, Kagoshima prefecture, where one can enjoy a great ocean view. For more than 60 years he delivered lectures on mathematical analysis, functional analysis and other topics, imbuing in young minds by the beauty and accessibility of his presentation the most complex problems of mathematics. Klemola. His leadership is a key factor in turning the Large Binocular Telescope and Giant Magellan Telescope projects from plans into reality. Early in 1896 x-ray therapy came into being and has remained a standard treatment for cancer. Physicist Mikhail Pavlovich Lisitsa (b. 1921) is a professor at Kiev University and department head at the Institute of Semiconductors of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, where he specializes in quantum electronics, nonlinear optics and molecular spectroscopy.
Named in honor of Peter van de Kamp, director of Sproul Observatory from 1937 until 1972, well known for his investigations on astrometric binary stars. He was given an enthusiastic welcome at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. Named on the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the first five-year plan for the development of the national economy of the U.S.S.R.
Celline Kim (b. 1992) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental-science project. It figures prominently in Papago mythology as the home of the culture hero I’itoi. He attends the Louisiana School for Mathematics, Science, and the Arts, Natchitoches, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Data from The IAU Minor Planet Center, mashed up by Leonard Richardson.
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