Biography:Olaf Hassel
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Short description: Norwegian astronomer
Olaf Hassel (12 May 1898 – 22 August 1972) was a Norwegian amateur astronomer. He was born in Øvre Sandsvær. He is known for his discoveries of the comet Jurlov-Achmarof-Hassel in April 1939 and the nova V446 Herculis on 7 March 1960. Hassel was born deaf.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Engvold, Oddbjørn. "Olaf Hassel". in Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Olaf_Hassel/utdypning. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ↑ "Olaf Hassel" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Olaf_Hassel. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
External links
- "Comet Discovered by Amateur Astronomers." Popular Science, September 1939, p. 113.
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