Dirk Klinkenberg (15 November 1709,
Haarlem
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– 3 March 1799,
The Hague
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...
) was secretary of the Dutch government for 40 years. He was also known as a mathematician and amateur astronomer.
Jan de Munck
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to:
Acronyms
* Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN
* Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code
* Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group
* Japanese Article Numb ...
, Dirk Klinkenberg, and
Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux
Jean-Philippe Loys de Cheseaux (; 4 May 1718 – 30 November 1751) was a Swiss astronomer.
Biography
Loys de Cheseaux was born on 4 May 1718 in Lausanne, Vaud, to Paul-Etienne Loys de Cheseaux, a banneret, and Estienne-Judith de Crousaz. His ...
each independently discovered the
Great Comet of 1744
The Great Comet of 1744, whose official designation is C/1743 X1, and which is also known as Comet de Chéseaux or Comet Klinkenberg-Chéseaux, was a spectacular comet that was observed during 1743 and 1744. It was discovered independently in lat ...
(aka C/1743 X1). Klinkenberg would later also discover comets C/1748 K1 and C/1762 K1.
Asteroid
10427 Klinkenberg, named after him, was discovered on September 24, 1960 by husband and wife team
Cornelis Johannes van Houten
Cornelis Johannes van Houten (18 February 1920 – 24 August 2002) was a Dutch astronomer, sometimes referred to as Kees van Houten.
Early life and education
Born in The Hague, he spent his entire career at Leiden University except for a brief pe ...
and
Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld
Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld (; 21 October 1921 – 30 March 2015) was a Dutch astronomer.
Background
In a jointly credited trio with Tom Gehrels and her husband Cornelis Johannes van Houten, she was the discoverer of many thousands of astero ...
.
[Fabio Zugno]
''Dirk Klinkenberg (November 15, 1709 - May 3, 1799).''
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References
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1709 births
1799 deaths
18th-century Dutch astronomers
Scientists from Haarlem