Asteroids named after people called Constant
馃懚 Constant as a baby name
Constant Spinoy (1924-1997) was a famous Belgian artist and engraver who specialised in the design of postage stamps, of which he engraved more than 100. These include Vielsalm, Towers of Ghent and Double astrograph at the Royal Observatory of Uccle. In 1977 he was honored with the Prize of Europe for his Jeugdfilatelie.Discovered 6 June 1991 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
Jean-Maria-Constant Duhamel (1797-1872) was a French applied mathematician who introduced a method to study the propagation of heat in solids with variable boundary temperatures. A generalization of this method is referred to as the Duhamel principle.Discovered 8 August 1999 by P. G. Comba, Prescott
Constant Permeke (1886-1952), a Belgian painter and sculptor, was a leading figure of Flemish expressionism. Wounded in action during World War I he was hospitalized in the United Kingdom, where he started painting colorful English landscapes. Back in Belgium he immortalized fishermen and farmers at work.Discovered 13 February 1988 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
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