Asteroids named after people called Paulius

👶 Paulius as a baby name

(214678) Slavenas

Paulius Slavėnas (1901–1991) was a prominent Lithuanian astronomer and historian of science. After WWII he re-founded the Vilnius University observatory and served as its head for 25 years. Recognized for his research in celestial mechanics, stellar astronomy, history of science and scientific worldview, Paulius was also well known as a science communicator.Discovered 25 September 2006 by J. Zdanavičius K. Černis, Moletai

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