Asteroids named after people called Gemma
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(11433) Gemmafrisius
Gemma Frisius (Gemma Phrysius, Gemma Reyneri, 1508-1555) born in Dokkum, Friesland, studied in Leuven, Belgium, as a geographer, scientist and physician. He devised new globes, described how an accurate clock could be used to determine longitude and improved the astrolabe. Mercator was one of his students.Discovered 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar