Boris Aleksandrovich Vorontsov-Velyaminov (russian: Борис Александрович Воронцов-Вельяминов; February 14, 1904 – January 27, 1994) was a Russian
astrophysicist. His name is sometimes given as Vorontsov-Vel'yaminov.
He independently discovered the absorption of light by
interstellar dust
Cosmic dust, also called extraterrestrial dust, star dust or space dust, is dust which exists in outer space, or has fallen on Earth. Most cosmic dust particles measure between a few molecules and 0.1 mm (100 micrometers). Larger particles are c ...
, which was also discovered by
Robert Julius Trumpler
Robert Julius Trumpler (until 1915 Robert Trümpler, born October 2, 1886 in Zürich, Switzerland; died September 10, 1956 in Berkeley, United States) was a Swiss-American astronomer.
Career
After initial schooling, Trumpler entered the Univers ...
. He compiled a catalogue of what are now known as
Vorontsov-Velyaminov galaxies (the ''Atlas of Interacting Galaxies''), as well as a larger and more general catalogue of
galaxies (the ''
Morphological Catalogue of Galaxies
The Morphological Catalogue of Galaxies (MCG) or Morfologiceskij Katalog Galaktik, is a Russian catalogue of 30,642 galaxies compiled by Boris Vorontsov-Velyaminov
Boris Aleksandrovich Vorontsov-Velyaminov (russian: Борис Александ ...
''). He also studied and classified
planetary nebula
A planetary nebula (PN, plural PNe) is a type of emission nebula consisting of an expanding, glowing shell of ionized gas ejected from red giant stars late in their lives.
The term "planetary nebula" is a misnomer because they are unrelate ...
e. He is also the author of the standard Russian astronomy textbook for high schools as well as astronomy textbook for secondary school.
See also
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Vorontsov-Vel'yaminov Interacting Galaxies Vorontsov-Vel'yaminov Interacting Galaxies are those included in the Atlas and Catalogue of Interacting Galaxies, by B.A. Vorontsov-Vel'yaminov, R.I. Noskova and V.P. Arkhipova. It was published by the Astronomical Council of the Academy of Scienc ...
References
Literatur von und über Boris Alexandrowitsch Woronzow-Weljaminow im Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek
External links
The Catalogue of Interacting Galaxies by Vorontsov-Velyaminov*
1904 births
1994 deaths
Soviet astronomers
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