Asteroids named after people called Petrus
馃懚 Petrus as a baby name
Petrus A. Koning (b. 1934) has organized youth astronomy camps. Founder of the Bussloo Public Observatory, he was long a member of the observatory board. In 1995 he received the Van der Bilt Prize for his efforts to promote astronomy in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The name was suggested by W. A. Fr枚ger.Discovered 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
Petrus Plancius (Pieter Platevoet, 1552-1622) was a Dutch theologian, astronomer, navigator and appointed cartographer to the new Dutch East India Company. Plancius depicted the 12 new southern constellations on a globe he constructed in 1598.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
The Dutch scientist, writer and journalist Petrus L. L. Smolders (b. 1940) has contributed to the popularization of spaceflight and astronomy in the Netherlands. The name was suggested by W. A. Fr枚ger.Discovered 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
Petrus van Musschenbroek (1692-1761) was a Dutch experimental scientist who will be always remembered for his invention of the Leiden jar, a capacitor capable of collecting electrostatic electricity. In 1792 he published his treatise on experimental physics, Physicae experimentales.Discovered 3 May 1997 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
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